Would you believe that China is America’s top cotton buyer? Everett Griner tells us about it today. Download Audio
Hog and Pig Inventory Still Shrinking
The latest USDA quarterly hogs and pigs report shows lower numbers in the nation’s hog and pig inventory. Download Audio
Farm Festivals
America celebrates farm production. Everett Griner tells us all about it. Download Audio
Unnoticed Anniversary
It has been 75 years since R.E.A. was established. Everett Griner talks about some of the changes made. Download Audio
Organic Protection
Questions about organic grown. There are cheaters and Everett Griner tells us who is watching them more. Download Audio
Cost of Cuts at Land Grant Universities – A Guest Column
This article is by Mark R. McLellan, Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS With the deepest recession since the 1930s, the decline in tax revenues, and the growing demand for emergency public services for unemployed workers and their families, state government budgets are in crisis. Not surprisingly, many states are freezing or even cutting their funding for some of the …
Food Policy Bills Could Become Casualties of a Short Calendar
Time is not on the side of those who support two food policy bills in the Senate. One would strengthen the FDA’s food safety authority – the other is designed to fight child obesity. But despite bipartisan support – the legislation may never reach the Senate floor because there’s not much room on the Senate calendar and time is running …
AL Animal Agriculture Working Together
Dr. Wayne Green, Professor and Department Head of the Animal Science Department at Auburn University, says the Coalition for Farm Animal Care and Well Being was formed because of the importance of animal agriculture in Alabama. Download Audio
Proposal for Fairness in Livestock Marketing
USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is publishling a proposed rule today that would provide significant new protections for livestock producers against unfair, fraudulent or retaliatory practices. Download Audio
2012 Farm Bill
Everett Griner tells us today just how spending cuts will drive this new bill. Download Audio