Last week the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP-2) was reopening for enrollment on April 5th. COVID-19 continues to impact Alabamians, especially farmers, so this updated program is designed to help replenish some of the financial loss. According to an article written by Mary Leigh Oliver, with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), the first …
Ag Commissioner Fried on Water Wars Ruling
(NSF) — After years of legal battling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a lawsuit in which Florida argued Georgia has used too much water in a river system shared by the states. The 12-page ruling dismissed the lawsuit that Florida filed in 2013 after the oyster fishery collapsed in Franklin County’s Apalachicola Bay. Florida contended that Georgia …
South Africa Citrus Exports to Break Record
The South Africa citrus industry will likely break all export season records with an estimated 158.7 million cartons in 2021, the Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) reported recently. If the estimate is reached, it would represent a third consecutive season of record export volumes, with 130 million cartons exported in 2019, followed by 146 million cartons in 2020. …
Floor Options to Consider for Your Chicken Coop
Some floor options to consider for your chicken coop. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Whether you decide to build your own chicken coop or buy one already constructed from the store, there are many considerations to keep in mind. Including choosing the right type of floor and Trusted screeding solutions. Choosing a floor for your chicken coop …
Georgia Agribusiness Council Pleased with Legislative Session
The 2021 Georgia State Legislative Session has officially wrapped up. With respect to agriculture, Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley says it was a good session. Bentley says they were also pleased with the news that the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected the long-running lawsuit between Georgia and Florida over the use of water from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. …
Numbers in Prospective Plantings Reports Subject to Change
Every year, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) releases their annual Planting Intentions Report at the end of March. And when the 2021 report came out Wednesday, there were some surprises when it came to certain crops. But as Gary Crawford reports, experts want to pass along a reminder that the Prospective Plantings report is just an indication of what farmers were thinking when they were …
Georgia’s Warnock and Bishop Visit with Farmers
On Wednesday, Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock was in the Southwest part of the state visiting agricultural producers at various stops. From fruit and vegetables to peanuts, cotton, pecans, and more. Warnock told Southeast AgNet’s Tyron Spearman this is such a huge sector in the Georgia economy. Also on that tour with Senator Warnock was Congressman Sanford Bishop, who told Spearman he was …
Aid for Crop and Livestock Producers
Tyron Spearman provides more information about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s efforts to expand aid to agricultural producers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …
Supreme Court Rules Against Florida in Water Fight
(NSF) — After years of legal battling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a lawsuit in which Florida argued Georgia has used too much water in a river system shared by the states. The 12-page ruling dismissed the lawsuit that Florida filed in 2013 after the oyster fishery collapsed in Franklin County’s Apalachicola Bay. Florida contended that Georgia …
Best Management Practices for the Enlist Weed Control System
With spray season right around the corner Josh Wilson, Enlist field specialist with Corteva Agriscience, talks about the importance of field planning and the application of best management practices to achieve on-target application. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman asked Wilson about things growers should be aware of before spraying Enlist herbicides. Growers are invited to use the Enlist tools and training …