During week six of the Georgia State Legislative Session, various bills of interest to agriculture continued moving through the committee process. Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley, explains what bills they have been tracking. More information about the 2023 legislative session is available on the GAC Facebook page. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle …
Census of Agriculture Accepted by USDA Through Spring
Farmers who missed the deadline can still send in their Census of Agriculture. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Farmers and ranchers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the deadline for submitting the ag census just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed …
EPA Proposes Changes to Agricultural Worker Protection Standard
There could soon be changes to certain agricultural pesticide use rules, as the Biden administration seeks to change some adjustments made in 2020. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule that would change the pesticide Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements under the 2015 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). In 2015, EPA made significant changes to the …
Biden to Nominate Xochitl Torres Small as USDA Deputy Secretary
President Joe Biden Wednesday announced his intent to nominate Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the Department of Agriculture. The Senate confirmed Torres Small to serve as the Under Secretary for Rural Development on October 7, 2021. Before serving as Undersecretary, Torres Small was a Representative for New Mexico’s second congressional district, the fifth largest …
Funding May be Tight for a New Farm Bill
As efforts to put together a new Farm Bill continue, some are saying funding for the new bill may be tight this time around. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, …
U.S. Tractor Sales Start 2023 Lower
U.S. ag tractor sales finished January 2023 in the negative, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Total U.S. ag tractor unit sales fell for January in all segments except one. 100-plus horsepower two-wheel-drive tractors actually grew 22.8 percent. U.S. combine sales continued its growth streak, climbing 132.7 percent year-over-year. Curt Blades of AEM says, …
USDA Designates Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
(ADAI/MONTGOMERY, AL/Feb. 15,2023) — Last week USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced a Secretarial natural disaster designation for 27 counties in Tennessee that also included four counties in Alabama that are contiguous to some of the Tennessee counties. This designation will extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from drought through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various …
IRA Funding for Climate-Smart Agriculture
Investing in climate-smart agriculture. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced funding for agricultural producers and forest landowners to participate in voluntary conservation programs and adopt climate-smart practices. The Inflation Reduction Act provided an additional $19.5 billion over five years for climate-smart agriculture through several USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) programs. NRCS is …
Georgia Lawmakers See Agriculture Visitors During Week Five
Week five of the 2023 Georgia State Legislative Session has basically wrapped up, and according to Georgia Agribusiness Council (GAC) President Will Bentley, it was another busy one. He told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman there were some visitors this past week. More information about the 2023 legislative session is available on the GAC Facebook page. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
Ian Florida Agriculture Losses Estimated at $1B
(NSF/TALLAHASSEE, FL/February 9, 2023) — Hurricane Ian caused an estimated $1 billion in agricultural-production losses, with the biggest hits to the citrus industry, along with growers of vegetables and melons, according to a new University of Florida report. The report from the UF-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences also doesn’t include damage to such things as buildings and equipment, which …