As much as 75 percent of California’s fresh orange and lemon crops may have been destroyed by a three day weekend of freezing temperatures as well as other crops such as avocados and tomatoes. Report (:40 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
F&V Conference Attendance Up
The Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah earlier this month was a big success according to coordinator Charles Hall. Report (:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Vidalia Onion Grower at F&V Conference
The recent Southeast regional Fruit and Vegetable conference featured a variety of workshops for growers of all types of fruits and vegetables. Southeast AgNet’s Lee McCoy had a chance to chat with R.T. Stanley, Jr., a Vidalia onion grower from Vidalia, Georgia. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …
GA NASS at SE F&V Conference
The director of the Georgia office of the National Agricutlural Statistics Service was at the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable conference held recently in Savannah and visited with Southeast Agnet’s Lee McCoy about the importance of fruit and vegetable producers to the state’s ag industry. Report (1:30 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …
New Congress Puts Ag Jobs in Immigration Bill
In this report, FL Citrus Mutual C E O Mike Sparks discusses the present status of immigration reform efforts in Congress. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA: Report on Weekend California Citrus Freeze
This report contains news from USDA radio, discussing the bitter cold gripping California citrus & vegetable growing areas in recent days. Report (2:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
House Ag Commitee in Place
The full House Agriculture Committee for the 110th Congress has now been named and is ready to go to work on the 2007 Farm Bill. Among the returning members, now in the majority, is Democrat John Barrow of Georgia who attended last week’s Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture …
USDA Awards $100 Million To Promote Exports
While in New Orleans for the Beltwide Cotton Conferences this week, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced fiscal year 2007 allocations of $100 million to 67 U.S. trade organizations to promote U.S. agricultural products overseas. Link to USDA release. Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Freeze Hits California Citrus Hard
Southeast AgNet friend Ed Lounds who works for Best Sulphur Products from his Ft Pierce FL home base, happened to be in California on business during one of the worst freezes to hit California citrus areas in years. In this report Ed provides a first hand account from the Fresno area, and closer to home Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike …
United Fresh Produce Association Interview
Maintaining food safety and consumer confidence in produce was one of the major industry issues discussed at the Southeast Regional fruit and vegetable conference. Gary Cooper interviewed Dr. Jim Gorny, Sr. VP for Food Safety and Technology, with United Fresh Produce Association about what growers can expect to see as a result in 2007. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata …