From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: MIAMI, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that more than 159,000 giant African land snails (GALS) have been eliminated in Florida since the giant disease-carrying, stucco-eating invasive mollusk was found in Florida four years ago. In addition to consuming more than 500 varieties of plants, giant …
Southeast AgNet This Week: New Insurance Coverage; Dairy Signup Deadline Nearing
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes coverage information on Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Insurance, as well as a deadline reminder for the Margin Protection Program available to dairy producers. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue.
SNAP Sign-Up Days for Northwest-Central Florida
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service will join Florida State Agencies for Agriculture and MarketLink to host Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP Merchant Sign-up Days next week. Download Audio
NIMITZ(r) receives Section 24(c) label for direct-seeded crops in Florida counties
Network Sponsor Message for South Florida Counties: Raleigh, NC (September 4, 2015) – ADAMA announces that NIMITZ nematicide has received a FIFRA Section 24(c) Special Local Need (SLN) label for Miami-Dade, Lee, Hendry, Manatee, Hardee and Hillsborough counties in Florida. Granted by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Section 24(c) label expands the use of NIMITZ to …
Georgia Commodity Commissions Name New Board Members
From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Several Agriculture Commodity Commissions have recently appointed new members. The ex officio committee for the Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commissions recently met to vote for appointments to serve in the agriculture commodity commissions for apples, blueberry, cotton, milk, peaches, pecan, tobacco and vegetables. Appointees, by committee, are
New Web Site Gives Easy Access to Cotton Information
Cotton Cultivated is a brand new website which was developed to give the cotton growing community quick and easy access to important cotton information. Director of Agricultural Research for Cotton Incorporated, Ryan Kurtz, invites cotton growers to try it out. Download Audio
USDA Designates Collier County in Florida as a Primary Natural Disaster Area
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Sep. 2, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Collier County in Florida as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in Broward, Hendry, Lee, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in Florida also qualify for natural disaster assistance because
Agriculture Department Budget Cuts Would Severely Impact Alabama’s $70+ Billion Ag and Agribusiness Economy
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: Alabama’s economy will suffer and the state’s food safety will be jeopardized if there are significant cuts in the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries’ general fund appropriation. This is the assessment of Commissioner John McMillan, who listed essential services performed by Ag Department inspectors and the specific areas of the state’s …
Cost Share Helps Florida Farmers, Ranchers Conserve Natural Resource
Florida farmers and ranchers can apply until Dec. 18, 2015, for financial and technical assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs for fiscal year 2016 funding. Download Audio
Southeast AgNet This Week: WOTUS Rule Starts; Flexibility for Growers
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes an update on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule implemented in some states as well as information on Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Insurance. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue.