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Supporting Local and Regional Food System Development

Dan Agri-Business, Funding, USDA-AMS

A series of USDA grants were issued to projects under a set of local and regional food system development and promotion programs. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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Farm Groups Ready to Work with New Administration

Dan Agri-Business

With the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Convention underway in Kansas City, Mark Oppold reports that many farm groups are ready to start working with the new Administration when the change occurs on January 20, 2025. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, …

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Possible Secretary of Agriculture Candidates

Dan Agri-Business

With a new administration taking over on January 20th, some wonder who the new Agriculture Secretary will be. Mark Oppold looks at some of the top candidates being mentioned.  Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …

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USDA Defends Loans to Poultry Processor

Dan Agri-Business, Funding, Poultry

The U.S Department of Agriculture is defending their oversight of recent loans to a poultry processor. Rusty Halvorson has more details.  Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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USDA Defends Loans to Poultry Processor

Dan Funding, Poultry

The U.S Department of Agriculture is defending their oversight of recent loans to a poultry processor. Rusty Halvorson has more details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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Speculation Starts on Next Agriculture Secretary

Dan Agri-Business, Legislative

Speculation has already begun on who the next Secretary of Agriculture will be when Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. Successful Farming says Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller, former ambassador Kip Tom, and Ted McKinney of NASDA are among a handful of people viewed as potential nominees to run the Department of Agriculture. Incoming presidents typically try …

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Various Agricultural Events Taking Place in Kansas City

Dan Agri-Business

Various agricultural events will be taking place this week in Kansas City, Missouri. As Mark Oppold reports, one of those is the annual National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention.  Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober …

Regional Food Business Centers Program

$5.9 Million Awarded to Alabama Projects that Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure

Dan Agri-Business, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Funding, USDA-AMS

(USDA-AMS/WASHINGTON, D.C./Oct. 8, 2024) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it has partnered with Alabama to award $5.9 million for six projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to build resilience across the middle of the supply chain and strengthen local and regional food systems. “Since the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing this project has been essential …

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Changes Coming to Head of Senate Ag Committee

Dan Agri-Business, Legislative

With the elections behind us, some are looking ahead to changes coming to the head of Senate Ag Committee. Tyron Spearman has more details.  Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025

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Florida NRCS Continues EQIP Disaster Assistance Signup

Dan Agri-Business, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Florida, Funding, Hurricane, USDA-NRCS

We told you last week that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida (NRCS-FL) had started accepting applications for disaster assistance funding through the Emergency Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This is to provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural landowners and producers in recovering from damages caused by the three Hurricanes that has affected the state this year, Debby, Helene, and Milton.  NRCS-FL …