USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its 2020 planted acreage reports. Chris Hawthorn, field crops section head with NASS in Washington D.C., says cotton acreage across the country is down 11% from last year. In Alabama, growers planted 470,000 acres of cotton this year, down from the 540,000 last year. In Florida, 95,000 acres of cotton were planted, …
Florida Governor Signs Budget
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a $92.2 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, but not before he actually cut $1 billion in an effort to address revenue shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the News Service of Florida, in addition to vetoing more than 500 spending proposals by lawmakers, DeSantis pointed to other steps he …
Florida Justices Decline to Take Up Conservation Fight
(NSF) – In a blow to environmentalists, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a dispute about how money can be spent under a 2014 constitutional amendment aimed at land and water conservation. The dispute centered on allegations by backers of the constitutional amendment that the Legislature improperly used money that was targeted for conservation purposes. But …
Georgia Agriculture Does Well in ’20 Legislature Session
The 2020 Georgia Legislative Session finally wrapped up late last week, and Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman asked Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley how agriculture did in this year’s session. For more information concerning the 2020 Georgia Legislative Session, go to the GAC website, ga-agribusiness.org/. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
No Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days in 2020
The Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days have been going strong for 65 years as a place that farmers can go to find out about new products and tools to boost productivity. But for the first time, the shows won’t happen. Farm Progress made the difficult decision to cancel both shows due to the rapidly changing conditions related to …
ARC-PLC Sign-up Ends Tuesday
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 are being reminded that Tuesday, June 30 is the final day to do so. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said the 2020 sign-up is just a continuation of decisions that were made in the 2019 sign-up. While program elections for …
Trying to Get the Peanut Products Market Back
Various manufacturers of peanut products are working to get the market back for the products they produce. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida …
Georgia Fires Back at Florida in Water War
(NSF) – Arguing that Florida’s case was “built on rhetoric and not on facts,” Georgia is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject arguments by Florida in a long-running battle about divvying up water in a river system that links the two states. Georgia attorneys on Friday filed a 57-page document asking the Supreme Court to deny Florida’s request for …
Mexican President to Meet This Week With Trump
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be in Washington this week to celebrate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade going into full effect. The Washington Trade Daily says Obrador will meet with President Trump and may also meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As the agreement between the three North American countries enters into force, Obrador is making the …
Applications for Wetland Mitigation Banking Program Funds Due July 6
Here is a reminder from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that applications for funding through the Wetland Mitigation Program are due July 6. This funding, of up to $5 million, is available to help conservation partners develop or establish mitigation banks to help agricultural producers maintain eligibility for USDA programs. Wetland mitigation banking is the restoration, creation or enhancement …