The doors just opened for day 3 of AG CONNECT Expo 2011 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. And one exhibit you’ll want to stop by is from John Deere where you’ll find a variety of equipment on display. I talked with Steve Detrick, Marketing Manager for John Deere, about what all attendees can expect to see …
First Southeast AgNet Family Baby
The very first baby born into the Southeast AgNet family made her apperance early Saturday morning as Naomi Grace McPeake was born at 12:18am in Athens, Georgia. Naomi is the new daughter of our own Julie McPeake pictured with her husband Andrew. Mom and baby are doing great and looking forward to getting back home today before the winter storm …
GA Beef Board Promoting Beef at AG CONNECT Expo
The Georgia Beef Board is one of the many booths set up at the American Farm Bureau Federation/AG CONNECT Expo 2011 trade show. Pictured are Melissa Slagle with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Ashley HUghes with the Georgia Beef Board as they were busy this afternoon serving delicious meatballs to attendees. Josh White, Executive Vice Preseident of GBB, told me …
Advocating for Agriculture Award Winner Ray Bowman
At AG CONNECT Expo 2011, Ray Bowman from Frankfurt, Kentucky is another one of the three Advocating for Agriculture Award winners as he is the Community Advocate Grand Prize Winner for his efforts in voicing support for production agriculture. I talked with Ray about his farm and other efforts he has been involved with and is currently doing. Download Audio …
Advocating for Agriculture Award Winner Elliott Marsh
At AG CONNECT Expo 2011, the Advocating for Agriculture Awards is given to three recipients who voice support for production agriculture. The awards are intended to highlight the significant contribution that production agriculture makes to our quality of life and one of those winners is Elliott Marsh, the Agribusiness Program Coordinator and Instructor at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Georgia …
FL Travel Gets Cumbersome for New Ag Commish, State Officials
As new leaders and new rules of the game start to settle in Tallahassee, a new ag commissioner and other state officials may find new challenges in trying to get where they need to go on time and see who they need to see, especially in a state more than a thousand miles long. But the one in charge now …
FL Farm Bureau South Florida Ag Report
This report from Charlie Shinn, Asst Director, Gov’t and Community Affairs, Florida Farm Bureau Federation: South Florida Growers Brace for Water Restrictions Water restrictions will be a certainty by late January or early February without ample rainfall in the District. The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board will meet in Clewiston next week and the amount of available water …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending January 7th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and …
Ag Connect Expo Offers Lots to See
AG CONNECT Expo is officially underway here in Atlanta as many folks have already been through to see the various equipment exhibits and take part in the educational seminars. I had a chance to catch up with Charlie O’Brien, Vice President of Ag Services for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, as we talked about what this show is all about. …
Rising Feed and Input Prices for 2011
While farmers are coming off a year of record incomes and export sales, the outlook for 2011 may be a bit different, especially for livestock producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board provides support for cattle producers regardless of herd sizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida …