Everett Griner talks about climate change issues in today’s Agri View. Download Audio
Southeast AgNet This Week: Water-Use Efficiency; Honeybees and Crops
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes videos that explain how Cotton Incorporated is trying to increase water-use efficiency in cotton production and how an Alabama farmer is using honeybees to pollinate his soybean crop. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue.
Georgia Bid to Toss Water Lawsuit Rejected
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 22, 2015………. A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court to preside over Florida’s long-running water dispute with Georgia has denied a bid to have the case dismissed. Special master Ralph Lancaster ruled Friday that the federal government does not have to be a party to …
Amendment 1 Backers Sue Lawmakers Over Funding
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 22, 2015………. Supporters of Amendment 1 filed a lawsuit Monday claiming state lawmakers in a newly approved budget misappropriated more than $300 million of the money voters wanted for environmental land management and acquisition. Also, supporters of the ballot initiative want a
Central Florida Water Initiative
Many people in Florida may not realize there is a need to conserve or the need to plan for how we will meet our future water supply needs. This is partly why the Central Florida Water Initiative was started, and Josh McGill explains what it is and who is involved with it. Download Audio
Spending Bills Aim Budget Block at EPA
Earlier this week republicans in both chambers moved bills to cut the Environmental Protection Agency budget in a move to block several regulations. Download Audio
Cotton Incorporated Looking at More Efficient Use of Water
We all know how important water is to agriculture, and senior director of Agricultural & Environmental Research for Cotton Incorporated, Dr. Ed Barnes, has information about the research he and his team are doing to better understand and increase water-use efficiency in cotton production. Download Audio
Alabama Irrigation Project Signup Deadline is Friday
Alabama producers in ten counties have until this coming Friday, June 19, to apply for a Regional Conservation Partnership Program project in collaboration with the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Download Audio More information is available on the Alabama NRCS website.
Southeast AgNet This Week: Benefits for Farmers Markets; Ag Gets Waiver
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes reports on how farmers can benefit from USDA grants, and how livestock farmers and other ag people have been granted a waiver from the Hours-of-Service rule. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue.
Florida and Georgia Governors Meet to Discuss Water Dispute
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 9, 2015 Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday hosted Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal at the Florida Governor’s Mansion to discuss a longstanding water dispute that has landed the two states in the U.S. Supreme Court. It was the first face-to-face meeting between Scott and Deal in the battle …