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In this report Dr. Michael Rogers with UF-CREC, discusses Portal, a new product just released in Florida for rust mite and psyllid control. Report (:50 wma)

Tyron Spearman has information about option contracts for peanut growers along with news about crop insurance.  Report (1:00 wma)

National Beef Ambassador Matthew Peebles of Silver Springs, Florida recently helped serve & promote beef to a large gathering in Boston.  Report (:45 wma)

Good news for U.S. cattle producers as a shipment of beef to South Korea will be released into the South Korean market.  Report (:30 wma)

As a follow up from the recent FL Citrus Growers Insitute, Dr. Phil Stansly from the UF-SWFREC, explains why growers should understand and work with biological control.
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Many sugar cane processors generate their own electricity with sugar by-products, but that sugar power could be lost if sugar policy changes. We have two reports.

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The 2007 Georgia general assembly passed several important pieces of legislation for the state’s agriculture industry, according to the Georgia Agribusiness Council.

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The National Agricultural Statistics Service is preparing for the 2007 Census of Agriculture.

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Diseases are wiping out our honeybee population.  Everett Griner talks to us about what researchers are trying to do and what might be expected with this new development in research.  Report (1:00 wma)

On top of the freeze, severe drought conditions have developed across the southeast, especially in Georgia.

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Parts of USDA’s proposed Farm Bill has been sent to Capitol Hill, including the conservation title.

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Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson talks about Colony Collapse Disorder in honey bees.

More information about this mysterious malady can be found on the web site of the Department’s Division of Plant Industry: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/plantinsp/ccd.html

… and on the web site of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences:
http://pestalert.ifas.ufl.edu/Colony_Collapse_Disorder.htm

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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, whether politics or science would drive what the new rules will say. Hear his response in this report. Report (:59 wma)

As Florida’s fresh citrus growers, packers and shippers await the new shipping rules from USDA for next season pertaining to canker protocols for packing and shipping, Florida Citrus Packers Spokesman Richard Kinney comments on things that MIGHT be expected in this report. Meanwhile, the new USDA rules are expected to be published in the Federal Register any day now, and some even wonder at this point what the hold up might be. Report (:59 wma)

Director of Legislative Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Sam Ard, has an update on where things stand with one week to go in the state legislature.  Report (1:30 wma)

A group of peanut farmers from the Southeast recently were in Washington D.C. Tyron Spearman has an update about their trip.  Report (1:05 wma)

The Georgia Cattlemen’s Assocation is one of the 8 Southeastern states which make up NCBA’s Region II, and it’s important for all of these states to work together.  Report (1:00 wma)

Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has a run-down of this week’s cattle markets across the state.  Report (1:00 wma)

Here’s the weekly “Ag Watch” from Florida Farm Bureau’s Legislative office in Tallahassee, a wrap up of week EIGHT in this year’s Session. FFBF Ag Watch (pdf file).

In this week’s pod cast, the American Farm Bureau Federations talks about the 2007 Farm Bill, a report from the Region II meeting in Kissimmee, the Florida Vegetable Report, and discussion on the Citrus Psyllid.

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No reliable scientific study has been done, but, Everett Griner is asking this question.  Is milk and meat from these animals safe to eat, or not?  Report (1:00 wma)

Heading into the final week of the Florida legislative session, Florida Farm Bureau’s Ben Parks has an update.

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The 2007 Annual Red Imported Fire Ant Conference was held this past week in Gainesville, Florida. Almost 200 researchers, extension agents, chemical company representatives and agriculture agency officials attended to discuss new methods and strategies to control the pest.

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Introduced at the conference was a new national on-line fire ant resource from the extension service.

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Here is an extended feature on the fire ant conference:
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Many thanks to Emily Dahlbeck with Archer-Malmo, who was at the conference representing Valent USA Corporation, makers of Esteem Ant Bait. She did a great job with interviews at the event, so it’s worth a plug for the product!

With the recent news, expectations of increasing beef trade with Japan are increasing.  Report (1:00 wma)

The annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course is coming up next week in Gainesville.  Report (:30 wma) To learn more about the Short Course, Click Here

First, Dr. Tom Spreen chair of the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida explains what he thinks will be happening for the future of Florida citrus. Then, Pete Palmer, FDOC, discusses why they chose Catalina Marketing for the coupon campaign targeting Florida grapefruit. Report (1:59 wma)
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Pete Palmer, Director of Retail Communications for the Florida Department of Citrus explains in this report how they plan to work with Catalina Marketing to bring in new grapefruit consumers. Report (:59 wma)

Retiring, and wanting to move back to the farm?  Everett Griner lets you know what you might have to expect when you do this, because, life ain’t what it used to be 20 years ago on the farm.  Report (1:00 wma)

Before heading to the state capitol to meet with legislators, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association board room was packed Tuesday with those attending the spring quarterly meeting.  Report (1:00 wma)

University of Florida’s Dwain Johnson gave a demonstration to cattlemen attending the recent NCBA Region II meeting in Kissimmee on how to cut out steaks developed through the muscle profiling research.  Report (1:30 wma)