Two Year Effort to Restore Southeast Longleaf Pine Forests

Dan August 18, 2017 Forestry

This summer, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service released their two-year implementation strategy to help private landowners restore and protect 400,000 acres of longleaf pine forests across the Southeast.

New Florida Farm Service Agency Director Focused on Grower Engagement
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration appointed Marcinda Kester to serve as the state executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kester has worked for FSA for 33 years and most recently served as the FSA county executive director for Florida’s Polk, […]
Texas Mexfly Quarantine Update
Federal and Texas agriculture officials amended the Brownsville Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Cameron County and removed the Edinburg Mexfly quarantine in Hidalgo County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) made the amendments. On Aug. 22, APHIS and TDA reduced the […]