FDACS’ Bronson Notes Passing “Legendary” State Forester Bethea

Gary Cooper FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Forestry

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 …

Governor Perdue Issues State of Emergency for 17 Georgia Counties

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Weather

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, …

NRCS Estimates CSP Payment Ranges

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar, USDA-NRCS

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