TALLAHASSEE (FDACS News Release) — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced the death of John M. Bethea, a dynamic leader in helping shape the current state of Florida’s 1 million-acre State Forest system. He was 89. “Our current state forests owe a great deal to John’s vision and leadership,” Bronson said. “He was a man …
Bug and Beetle Invasion
Today, Everett Griner discusses more destructive pest problems.
Governor Perdue Issues State of Emergency for 17 Georgia Counties
ATLANTA– Late Monday afternoon, after viewing storm damage in Douglas and Paulding counties from the air, Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that passed through Georgia. The counties are Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Crawford, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, …
NAFTA
This is a good deal for all. Everett Griner talks about why.
Lightning!!
Staying safe in a storm. There are some simple rules we learned as far back as grade school and today Everett Griner reminds us of some of them.
Climate Change
Farming is facing dramatic changes. Everett Griner explains.
NRCS Estimates CSP Payment Ranges
Estimates of dollars per acre the Natural Resources Conservation Service might issue annually to those who participate in the new Conservation Stewardship Program have been put out by USDA. And Leonard Jordan, NRCS Regional Conservationist for the East, reminds producers the first batching period for CSP is coming at the end of September. To learn more about CSP click Here
Global Warming
In today’s report, Everett Griner talks about global warming and it’s affects on agriculture.
Forestry’s Role in Cap and Trade Legislation
According to Svend Brandt-Erichsen, a recent guest on the Alabama Forest Owners’ Association’s Capitol Ideas Live!, one agricultural sector that could see a benefit in cap and trade legislation is forestry.
NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program, a Golden Opportunity for Producers
The new Conservation Stewardship Program has opened participation up to a wide array of applicants and Leonard Jordan, NRCS Regional Conservationist for the East, says that it’s a great opportunity for all producers to get involved in conservation.