At AG CONNECT Expo 2011, the Advocating for Agriculture Awards is given to three recipients who voice support for production agriculture and another of those winners is Beverly Hall who has over 20 years of experience as an educator serving in agriculture. She is the Ag Woman of the Year Grand Prize Winner and we talked about some of the …
AGCO is Proud to be an AG CONNECT Expo Exhibit Sponsor
AGCO is one of the official sponsors at AG CONNECT Expo 2011 which runs through Monday at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. And they have a large exhibit on the show floor as I was able to talk with Bob Crain, AGCO’s Senior V.P. and General Manager of North America, about not only what they are doing here …
Former U.S. General Speaks at AG CONNECT Expo
At AG CONNECT Expo 2011 here in Atlanta, Georgia one of the speakers this morning, sponsored by Case IH, was former U.S. General Wesley Clark. He now is Co-Chairman of Growth Energy and spoke to Expo attendees about national security implications of our dependence on foreign oil and agriculture’s potential role in providing alternative energy sources. To learn more about …
Advocating for Agriculture Award Winner Elliott Marsh
At AG CONNECT Expo 2011, the Advocating for Agriculture Awards is given to three recipients who voice support for production agriculture. The awards are intended to highlight the significant contribution that production agriculture makes to our quality of life and one of those winners is Elliott Marsh, the Agribusiness Program Coordinator and Instructor at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Georgia …
Agrotain Invites Growers to AG CONNECT Expo
Day two of AG CONNECT Expo 2011 is underway at the Georgia World Congress Center and one booth you see while attending is Agrotain International. . And Agrotain International President Mike Stegmann said Agrotain everyone kows when you fertilize your crop with urea or liquid nitrogen, nitrogen loss starts the moment you apply and they can help control that loss. …
FL Ag Commish Putnam Delivers Keynote at Everglades Conference
Putnam Stresses Importance of Partnerships to Restore Environment Weston, Florida (FDACS) — Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam delivered today’s keynote speech at the 26th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference. Putnam is the first Commissioner of Agriculture to participate in this annual event. “Restoring the Northern Everglades is a tremendous opportunity for partnership between the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and …
Feds Unveil Everglades Headwaters Program
(News Service of Florida) Federal wildlife officials will work with private landowners, conservation groups, tribal and government agencies to develop a national 150,000 acre wildlife refuge and conservation area at the headwaters of the Everglades, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday. “The Everglades’ rural working ranch landscapes are an Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role …
FL Travel Gets Cumbersome for New Ag Commish, State Officials
As new leaders and new rules of the game start to settle in Tallahassee, a new ag commissioner and other state officials may find new challenges in trying to get where they need to go on time and see who they need to see, especially in a state more than a thousand miles long. But the one in charge now …
Emergency Order Extended for Transporting Freeze-Vulnerable Crops
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced that the Executive Order relaxing trucking restrictions so farmers can transport freeze-vulnerable crops has been extended. The order, which was set to expire on January 7, has been extended for an additional seven days. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding …
FL Farm Bureau South Florida Ag Report
This report from Charlie Shinn, Asst Director, Gov’t and Community Affairs, Florida Farm Bureau Federation: South Florida Growers Brace for Water Restrictions Water restrictions will be a certainty by late January or early February without ample rainfall in the District. The South Florida Water Management District Governing Board will meet in Clewiston next week and the amount of available water …