Thanks to help from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida, the Tall Timbers Plantation Research Station and Land Conservancy in Tallahassee, Florida, is home to healthy longleaf forests. And NRCS has just announced it is making available $10.6 million for fiscal year 2016 to aid private landowners wanting to restore longleaf forests. Download Audio
USDA Helps Restore and Manage Longleaf Pine Forests in Alabama
From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama will receive $2.6 million in funding to aid forest managers in restoring longleaf ecosystems across the state. Download Audio
UF/IFAS Researchers Get Grant to Study Organic Strawberry Production
Thanks to a new $2 million federal grant, researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) will address production constraints for organic strawberry producers. Download Audio
A Veterans Day Note to USDA Employees from Secretary Vilsack
Secretary Vilsack shared his thoughts on Veterans Day with USDA employees, many of whom are veterans themselves: Dear Employees, I’d like to take a moment to honor the men and women of our military. Every day, they confront and triumph over those that threaten our national security in order to keep us safe. America’s veterans embody the values that stand …
Corps of Engineers Hears Concerns about Bay in Eastpoint
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL EASTPOINT, Fla., November 9, 2015……….With a crisis facing the Apalachicola Bay in Florida’s Panhandle, about 130 people attended an event held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday in Eastpoint to voice their concerns about the agency’s plans for the waters that feed the bay. The “open house” was …
Florida’s Natural Growers Celebrates Record Results for 2014-15
From: Florida’s Natural Growers November 9, 2015 – Lake Wales, FL: The 82nd Annual Stockholders Meeting of Florida’s Natural Growers was held at the Lake Wales Country Club on November 9. During his opening remarks, Chairman Dennis Broadaway commented, “These record-breaking financial results could not have been achieved without the continuing success of our flagship brand, Florida’s Natural, as well …
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review November 6
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review: El Niño brings the rain, the Abraham Lincoln Honor Awards, and the co-op benefit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.gov/oce www.rd.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov
FCM Applauds Tax Measure to Increase Tree Plantings
From Florida Citrus Mutual: LAKELAND, FL – Florida Citrus Mutual (FCM) applauded a measure introduced by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-16) that would provide growers with an incentive to plant more trees and bolster the troubled Florida citrus industry. H.R. 3957 – The Emergency Citrus Disease Response Act – allows growers to
Commissioner John McMillan Applauds Congressional Delegation for Their Support of H.R. 774
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: Montgomery, Alabama- Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan applauds the Alabama Congressional delegation on their tireless efforts towards the passage of H.R. 774.The Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 strengthens maritime law enforcement’s ability to stop foreign illegal fishing. It also implements the Port States Measures Agreement that denies …
Georgia Senators Isakson, Perdue Fight Harmful EPA Power Grab
From the Georgia Peanut Commission: WASHINGTON (Nov. 4, 2015) – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., today voted to disapprove and overturn the President Obama’s onerous “Waters of the United States” regulation, calling the rule a massive federal land grab by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will expose farmers, ranchers, home owners, and businesses to significant …