On behalf of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett discussed key findings and recommendations, and the strategies for implementing the recommendations, from the newly released report by the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity. Created by President Donald Trump in April 2017 and chaired by Secretary Perdue, the Task Force …
Cattlemen Kick Off Campaign
Prevent Farms, Ranches From Being Regulated Like Toxic Superfund Sites The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) kicked off a media campaign aimed at spotlighting and correcting a recent court decision that will require livestock producers to comply with laws that are only meant to apply to highly toxic Superfund sites. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) was …
Georgia Peanut Farm Show is Thursday
The 42nd Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show & Conference will be held this Thursday, January 18, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, GA. Tyron Spearman reports there will be a lot to see and participate in at this year’s event. Georgia Peanut Farm Show is Thursday Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
Alabama Cattlemen on Legislative Session, Magazine Update
The 2018 Alabama Legislative Session is well underway, and Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says the association is keeping track of what is taking place this year. She also talks about the new look to the Alabama Cattlemen magazine. ACA on Legislative Session, Magazine Update Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Georgia County Cotton Production Meetings Underway
The 2018 County Cotton production meetings have begun in the state and Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton hopes producers will attend the ones nearest them. Georgia County Cotton Production Meetings Underway Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
Alabama Ag Land Conservation Easement Sign-up Ends Friday
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama wants to remind landowners that this Friday, January 19, is the deadline to apply for 2018 financial and technical assistance to conserve working lands and wetlands through two programs. Alabama Ag Land Conservation Easement Signup Ends Friday Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …
Agriculture Land Conservation Easement Sign-up Underway in Florida
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida wants landowners to know applications to fund agricultural easements in the state are being accepted until February 16. Ag Land Conservation Easement Sign-up Underway in Florida from Florida NRCS: Applications to fund agricultural easements in Florida are being accepted until Feb. 16. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) provides financial and technical assistance to …
For Florida Orange Growers No News May Be Good News
The Florida citrus industry has been struggling with HLB for over a decade. Now, with the damage following Hurricane Irma, many may be wondering exactly what the state of the industry is and what it may become. For an industry riddled with disease and disaster, no news may be good news for the Florida citrus industry. Gary Crawford has the …
USDA Invests in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 16, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest nearly $32 million this year to mitigate wildfire risk, improve water quality and restore healthy forest ecosystems in 24 states and Puerto Rico. More than $400,000 of that funding will support the Ocala National Forest in Florida. The Ocala Longleaf Priority Protection Area project will restore …
Best Time to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms
Cathy Isom gives us the how and why now is the best time to grow a certain type of mushroom. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Best Time to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms Shiitake mushrooms are not only delicious, but a superfood. Shiitakes are a medicinal mushroom with tons of benefits, from boosting the immune system to fighting cancer. …