Contract machinery operators are possible and Everett Griner explains why. Download Audio
FFB Celebrates 10 Years of CARES
Florida Farm Bureau celebrated 10 years of the CARES program in the Suwannee River Basin by recognizing twenty-four farmers and ranchers for their superior natural resource efforts. And Adam Basford, national affairs coordinator with the FFB, says they joined 314 previous farmers and ranchers who have earned the CARES designation for their outstanding stewardship. Download Audio
Best Farm Customer
Would you believe that China is America’s top cotton buyer? Everett Griner tells us about it today. Download Audio
Agreement with Russia on Poultry Announced
The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to permit the resumption of U.S. poultry exports to Russia. 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 …
GA Poultry Dollars Down in 2009
According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, Georgia’s poultry numbers continue to be strong, but their values were down a bit last year compared to 2008. Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio For tips on helping horses beat the heat go to the Georgia Department of Agriculture website at http://www.agr.georgia.gov/portal/site/AGR/