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Grass fed meat is getting to be more popular these days, but it does require some different cooking methods to bring out the best flavor. Grass fed meat producer Shannon Hayes has written a book called “The Farmer and The Grill: A Guide to Grilling, Barbecuing, and Spit-Roasting Grass-Fed Meat,” that offers some tips and techniques and Laura McNamara did a week-long series about grass fed meat and the book.

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Here are some different photos of Tropical Soda Apple, and a new link for important new TSA BMP’s for seed, sod, and pasture situations. Stay tuned to Southeast AgNet in weeks ahead for more features and information on protecting your pastures, seed production and sod plantings from this “Weed from Hell.”

You may hear a new voice on the network covering the “This Land of Ours” beat.

She is Laura McNamara from Missouri and even though she is young, she has wide-ranging international experience as a broadcast and new media journalist. She has covered Missouri state politics for a statewide radio network, The Missourinet. She spent last summer working in Rome, where she mostly covered news from the Vatican. She did work for the television news agency, RomeReports. Laura earned her broadcast journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia. While a student, Laura also worked as a television reporter and fill-in anchor for KOMU NewsChannel 8 in Columbia and as a radio reporter for Missouri Digital News out of the Capitol in Jefferson City. Since early this year, she has been working with ZimmComm New Media, covering ethanol racing events like the Indy 500 and contributing to both AgWired and DomesticFuel.

Her first report for SE Agnet is on the Cottonseed Oil ‘Comeback Tour’ from the National Cottonseed Products Association.

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Autumn is traditionally time for apples but today’s apple varieties are more than just Delicious.

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There is also a trend toward heirloom apples, bringing back some of the regional varieties that Grandma used to grow.

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2006 National Watermelon Queen Candice Fralish of Alabama offers some advice on how to choose ripe and tasty watermelon.

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Cotton Incorporated has developed a new textile finish designed to prolong the life and look of cotton products for the home.

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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the site for both tradition and innovation this past weekend at the 91st Indy 500. Tradition honors the dairy industry when the winner of the race drinks a bottle of milk in Victory Lane, and the innovation this year was that all cars ran on 100 percent farm-produced, fuel grade ethanol.

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There’s less oranges on the market this season, but more grapefruit.

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Most public schools offer breakfast through the USDA food and nutrition program, but often too few students take advantage of that morning brain boost. The Marion County Florida school system is working to change that through a major pilot program called Breakfast Breaks.

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Production and consumption of chili peppers continues to increase across this land of ours.

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Despite the fact that it is healthy and nutritious and has almost no calories, celery is not very popular.

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A multi-country effort is being launched to help increase lamb consumption in the US.

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The National Chicken Council wants consumers to know that poultry producers take good care of their flocks.

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Recent reports indicate that citrus growers from Fellsmere are working on a land swap in Indian River County. Report (1:59 wma)

Take heart, chocolate lovers – the sweet treat is not as bad as some people think it is, according to at least one extension nutrition specialist.

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Check out just how affordable food is in this land of ours!

In just five weeks, the average American earns enough disposable income to pay for his or her food supply for the entire year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

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Fresh oranges and lemons will be hard to find and more expensive this year, thanks to the devastating freeze in southern California.

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As the citrus growing areas of California face a crippling freeze, Florida grapefruit growers are busy gathering up the best crop they’ve seen in two years at the same time grapefruit plays a starring role in the new Best Life Diet Book by Oprah Winfrey’s personal trainer.

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“Seize Life” is the theme of the 27th National Beef Cook off to be held this September in Chicago. The Cook off will include four new categories to emphasize beef’s role in a healthy lifestyle and to get kids involved. More information on the Beef Cook off, which is funded by the one dollar per head beef checkoff is available at www.beefcookoff.org.

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The move toward zero trans fats is in full swing around this land of ours. Kelly Brintle with Ventura Foods, which markets soybean oil based products to restaurants like KFC and Wendy’s and food service operators like hospitals and schools, says the trend is changing an entire industry.
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The history of cotton in the south can be found at the Memphis Cotton Museum.

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The small Georgia town known as the “Fruitcake Capitol of the World” is pretty busy this time of year.

Check out their website.

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More people are decking the halls with real wreaths.

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Raising reindeer can be both fun and profitable.

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What do chestnuts do when they are not roasting on an open fire?

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The National Honey Board urges consumers to check the label to make sure what they are buying is pure honey.

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The holidays are traditionally nutty times – that is, the time of year when we eat more tree nuts than our average consumption - and USDA says there are plenty of almonds, walnuts and pecans for us to enjoy.
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The National Christmas Tree Association is busy spreading Christmas cheer with the second year of Trees For Troops in cooperation with Fed Ex.

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Here’s some tips from the National Christmas Tree Association on how to keep your Christmas tree in tip top condition through the season.

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Some White House Christmas tree traditions date back over 170 years .

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