Auburn, Ala, May 4, 2011 – The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made available $600,000 in financial and technical assistance through the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program for disaster recovery aid in Alabama. NRCS is helping with the disaster through EWP by removing debris out of waterways. Local NRCS field personnel are also assisting the Alabama Department of Agriculture …
AL NRCS Continuing Efforts with Tribe to Assist Migratory Birds
With the recent observation of the one year anniversary of the Deep Horizon Gulf Oil Spill we check in with David Elliot, Alabama NRCS tribal liaison to the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe, who says that the tribe was very involved in the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative designed to improve habitat conditions and safeguard food sources for the migratory birds that …
House and Senate Immigration Bills Drastically Differ
It looks like immigration could be a mute issue in the legislature this year, thanks to the failing of an amendment that would have forced employers to use the federal E-verify system in the Senate’s version of the bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
High Prices is Only Half the Story When it Comes to Cotton
High prices is the main story surrounding the cotton industry right now, but executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Richey Seaton, says the rest of the story is the high input prices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune …
FL NRCS Migratory Bird Initiative Incorporates Several Practices
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida works closely with a variety of entities including the Perdido Bay Tribe of Creek Indians and Chief Bobby Johns Bearheart says one example of those efforts is showcased through the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
GA U-Pick Veggie Season in Peak
Bainbridge, GA producer, Gerald Long says they will kick-off their u-pick vegetable operation this weekend, just in time for Mother’s Day. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle …
Pasture to Plate Producer Believes in Checkoff
“Get to know your beef checkoff” is our weekly series brought to you by the beef checkoff and this week we hear from Steve Whitmire, with Ridgefield Farm and Brasstown Beef in Georgia and North Carolina. He said producers need to continue to promote their product and that’s why the checkoff is so important. Download Audio To learn more about …
No Change in Peanut Prices
The peanut posted price has seen a pretty hefty rise each of the past two weeks but Tyron Spearman reports that’s not the case this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research …
USDA Awards Additional MAP Funds to USMEF
USDA announced today they will be awarding an additional $1 million of FY2011 Market Access Program funds to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune …
Citrus Mutual Happy With Senate Rejection Of Mandatory E-verify
Florida Citrus Mutual CEO Mike Sparks reacts to the Florida Senate’s rejection of the mandated use of the federal E-verify system to check the immigration status of employees. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …