Alabama Landowners Can Apply for Drought Funding

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama wants to remind landowners impacted by last year’s extreme drought that you have until July 28, 2017, to apply for funding.

State Legislature Passes Florida Farm Bill
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson on March 3 hailed the Florida Legislature’s passage of the 2026 Florida Farm Bill, SB 290. According to Simpson, the bill sponsored by Sen. Keith Truenow and Rep. Danny Alvarez supports and defends Florida agriculture, strengthens public safety and protects natural resources and rural lands. Truenow declared agriculture to […]
Alternatives to Copper Needed for Citrus Canker Management
Florida citrus producers have long used copper as a way to protect against citrus canker. However, it’s time for growers to have other options. That’s a message shared by Ozgur Batuman, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) associate professor and citrus pathologist at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in […]