China has reached an agreement to reopen their market to U.S. pork and pork products after lifting its H1N1-related ban. Download Audio
Proposal to Expand Poultry Loan Guidance
USDA is expanding guidance currently in place for loans to contract poultry operations meant to protect them from questionable business practices to include contract pork operations. Download Audio
FL Farm Bureau “Ag Watch” Tallahassee Report March 19, 2010
Here’s this week’s 03-19-10 edition of Florida Farm Bureau’s Ag Watch (pdf file) from the FFB Legislative office in Tallahassee.
Sustainability
Sustainability is hard to identify. Everett Griner gives it a shot. Download Audio
AL NRCS Offering Ag EMPs
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to remind producers with confined livestock operations in six Alabama counties that the sign up deadline to receive financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for an Agricultural Energy Management Plan is this Friday, March 19th. Download Audio To learn more about Ag EMP’s click Here
Pork Board Sets New Vision for Industry
At their recent meeting, the National Pork Board set a new vision for the industry which comes from a strategic five-year plan. Download Audio
It Is Official–Southeast AgNet Buys Book Business
Ocala, FL — Southeast AgNet Publications Inc. announced the acquisition of Florida Science Source Inc., a citrus book publishing and reseller operation. It bought the business from founder Will Wardowski and his wife Christie. Wardowski is well known in citrus circles all over the world as a post-harvest expert. He was the first editor of Fresh Citrus Fruits 1st edition, …
AL Targets 6 Counties for Ag Energy Plans
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is reminding confined livestock operations in 6 counties about an opportunity to receive financial assistance through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for an Agricultural Energy Management Plan. Download Audio
Possible Disaster Relief Coming
The U.S. Senate this week approved a disaster package which would help farmers affected by weather-related disasters, as this was actually a part of the Tax Extenders Act of 2009. Download Audio
Teaching Iraq Farmers
Iraq farmers are studying the U.S. system and Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio