Down To Earth Campaign Launched in Alabama

Alabama agriculture and forestry organizations recently launched ‘Down to Earth: Agriculture Sustains Alabama’. It is a year-long campaign promoting the conservation techniques that farmers and landowners practice across the state. The kickoff event was held March 31st at the Pike Road Agriculture, Recreation and Performing Arts Center. The event featured family friendly farm-related activities and displays. Gov. Kay Ivey was …

USDA Accepting New or Modified Proposals for Its State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement Program

(USDA/WASHINGTON/April 18, 2022) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is welcoming new and modified proposals from conservation partners for the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative, a part of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) focused on effectively managing wildlife habitat.  USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has expanded available practices under this initiative in response to feedback from partners. “We …

Peanut Export Update

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Georgia Cattlemen Tour Hawaii Ranches

By Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) took a group of producers on a tour of a lifetime to Hawaii earlier this month. Those on this venture were able to see a unique segment of the cattle industry in that state, which as we found out, is a bit different from what most of us are accustomed to …

Officials Urging Poultry Producers to Tighten Up Biosecurity Even More

On Saturday, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial layer chicken flock in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Utah County, Utah. Both cases were confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa. APHIS is working closely with state …

Bird Flu Driving Egg Processing Costs Higher

Processed eggs go into items ranging from salad dressings to cake mix. Bloomberg says the prices for those eggs intended for processing are soaring to record highs because of the avian influenza outbreak. The rapid spread of influenza could make this one of the biggest outbreaks in history. Twenty million birds have been culled from the nation’s flocks, which is …

USDA Releases Equity Action Plan

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made its Equity Action Plan (PDF, 500 KB) publicly available. The plan outlines actions USDA will take to advance programmatic equity to improve access to programs and services for underserved stakeholders and communities. All too often in the past, USDA programs and services were designed to benefit those with land, experience, money, and education while …