Everett Griner tells us why the retail meat prices are so discouraging. Download Audio
More Class-Action
U.S.D.A. files new class-action law suits. Everett Griner tells us what this is all about. Download Audio
Alabama NRCS Receives Disaster Recovery Aid
Auburn, Ala, May 4, 2011 – The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made available $600,000 in financial and technical assistance through the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program for disaster recovery aid in Alabama. NRCS is helping with the disaster through EWP by removing debris out of waterways. Local NRCS field personnel are also assisting the Alabama Department of Agriculture …
USDA Awards Additional MAP Funds to USMEF
USDA announced today they will be awarding an additional $1 million of FY2011 Market Access Program funds to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Download Audio
Productivity
Americans farmers are keeping productivity strong. How? Everett Griner tells us. Download Audio
April Another Good Month for Farm Prices
We saw another good month for farm product prices and USDA’s Gary Crawford has the details. Download Audio
The Driving Force
Everett Griner explains how agriculture drives economic recovery. Download Audio
Details on Storm Damage to AL Ag Industry
With widespread damage and destruction hitting the Southeast, much of the focus has been in urban areas but Alabama Ag Commissioner John McMillan says Alabama’s agriculture has also had extensive damage. Download Audio
North Alabama Agriculture Suffers Serious Tornado Damage
Here is a news release from the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries concerning the recent storms which hit the state: MONTGOMERY – Widespread damage and destruction has hit Alabama’s agriculture infrastructure with preliminary assessments indicating extensive damage to the state’s multi-billion-dollar poultry industry. “We have deployed our field inspectors to the hard hit areas of North Alabama to assist …
Eggs-actly
Is quality related to number? Today Everett Griner explains how it is not related. Download Audio