Suggestions from Peanut Alliance

Randall Weiseman Peanuts

The Peanut Alliance has a few suggestions for USDA. Tyron Spearman has a look at those.  Report (1:00 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

NASS Administrator on Census

Randall Weiseman General

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is preparing for the 2007 Census of Agriculture and Gary Cooper talked with NASS administrator Ron Bosecker about it this week in Washington DC. Report (2:00 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Irradiated Indian Mangoes

Randall Weiseman Specialty Crops

The first shipments of irradiated Indian mangoes arriving through U.S. ports-of-entry this week, received by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns who hailed the event as a significant milestone paving the way for the future use of irradiation technology to protect against the introduction of plant pests. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

Farm Broadcasters Meet with Ag Secretary Johanns in DC

Gary Cooper Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

As is usually the case when our group of Farm Broadcasters come to the Nation’s Capitol, newsmakers abound and information flow is in overflow mode. We enjoyed visiting with Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at length this week on a number of issues making ag news these days, and even found time for some photo ops for the scrapbook. In this …

Poultry Litter Sampling

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Poultry, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama says poultry litter can be a valuable resource when properly applied as a fertilizer to pasture, hay, small grains and row crops, but to effectively use poultry litter as a fertilizer, nutrient content of the litter must be determined. Report (1:30 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Fighting Obesity with Produce

Randall Weiseman General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The focus on more fruits and vegetables in the administration’s proposed 2007 farm bill centers on increasing consumption by children, according to Roberto Salazar, administrator of USDA’s Food and Nutrition service.

2007 Ag Census Preparations

Randall Weiseman General

The National Agricultural Statistics Service is preparing for the 2007 Census of Agriculture. Report (1:30 wma) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

New Fresh Citrus Rules – Politics vs Science?

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida

Some Florida citrus growers are anxious to know what the rules will be for fresh fruit shipping next season and at this point are starting to wonder what the hold up is in getting the new rules published. We recently asked USDA Undersecretary Bruce Knight, who oversees the area that is expected to publish the new rules any day now, …

Florida Fruit Shipments Still Under Interim Ruling

Randall Weiseman Citrus

In a letter released last week, FL Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson, and Chief of the Bureau of Pest Eradication and Control, Jim Heidegger, explain that growers must continue to work under the USDA Federal Interim Rule until the USDA releases a new rule expected out by October. Report (:50 wma) Report (:49 wma) Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly …