Rural America Listening Tour

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the response among his rural America listening tour. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch …

Census of Agriculture Data Now Available at Watershed Level

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia

WASHINGTON, May 29, 2009 – For the first time, results from the Census of Agriculture have been published at the watershed level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). “Our data users in the agricultural and environmental communities have expressed the need for watershed data and NASS is proud to meet their needs,” said Carol House, …

FL to Host Additional NAIS Listening Session

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

The original set of listening sessions for the National Animal Identification System were set to wrap up next Monday, but late this week U.S.D.A announced they’ve scheduled an additional 6 sessions with one to be held in Jasper, Florida on June 27th for Southeast producers. Comments concerning NAIS can also be submitted on-line. For more information click here Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy …

Improving Yields

Dan Alabama, Florida, Georgia

Growing more with less water. Everett Griner tells us how this is to be done. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle …

Tribal Initiative

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recently held a meeting regarding their ongoing Tribal Initiative which Leonard Jordan, Acting Regional Assistant Chief for the East, says has been very successful. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out …

AL-FL Donate Peanut Butter

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Peanuts

In two seperate events held Thursday, both the Florida Peanut Producers Association and Alabama Peanut Producers Association donated pallets of peanut butter to the Bay Area Food Bank which serves a 24-county area across Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. Pictured is the event held in Milton, Florida as David Reaney with the Bay Area Food Bank accepts the donation from Ken …

NCBA Concerned about Mandatory Animal ID

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

As the listening sessions concerning the National Animal Identification System continue, many have let it be known they do not support a mandatory system, and that includes the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association according to Colin Woodall, their Executive Director of Legislative Affairs. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity …

Broadband Strategy Revealed

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The FCC and USDA released a report to Congress laying out broadband strategies for rural America which identifies common problems affecting rural broadband. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle …

Prevention Now Can Save Cotton Producers in the Long Run

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Georgia

With Herbicide resistance increasing in severity across the cotton belt, Dr. Stanley Culpepper, Extension Weed Specialist for the University of Georgia, says using a preventative program now can save you in the long run. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …

Toughest Job

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The other side of agriculture. You might be a part of it and not even know it. Everett Griner tells us just what this is. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, …