FFB Celebrates 10 Years of CARES

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Poultry, Specialty Crops

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

Cost of Cuts at Land Grant Universities – A Guest Column

Gary Cooper Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

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

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

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

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Livestock, Poultry

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/