One type of the pine tree is near extinction. Which is it? Everett Griner tells us and tells us what is being done to revive it. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds in Florida
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack explains how funds stemming from the Recovery and Reinvestment Act will soon be found in the southeast. Florida Report Alabama Report Georgia Report Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …
National Agriculture Week
The country has been celebrating National Agriculture Week and we have a series of reports from Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding its purpose and the efforts of USDA to promote the American Farmer. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB …
Auburn Animal Ag Students Needing Dollars
Despite tough economic times, the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn University continues to hold on when it comes to student numbers according to Dr. Wayne Green, Professor and Department Head. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
GA Sen Chambliss to USDA:Stop Pitting Farmers vs School Nutrition!
Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss says USDA should stop pittin farmers versus school nutrition programs. Here is the news release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and others today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to refrain from using rhetoric that unfairly attacks the farmers …
What Keeps Farmers Busy?
Everett Griner has looked into this and tells us just what the farmers have to do. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025
WRP Meeting Reminder
The Alabama Natural Resources and Conservation Service wants to remind all landowners that they will be holding a workshop tonight at the Geneva County Farm Center to discuss the Wetlands Reserve Program. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding …
Peanut Posted Price Holds Steady & USDA Extends Buy-In Waiver
The peanut posted price for this week holds steady as Tyron Spearman has the numbers along with information that producers are eligible for 2008 disaster assistance authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill even if they did not previously obtain otherwise statutorily required crop insurance from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) or Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for …
National FFA Organization Names Bill Fleet Acting COO
INDIANAPOLIS – The National FFA Organization announced today that Bill Fleet of Lititz, Pa., will become acting chief operating officer effective April 1, 2009. National FFA Advisor and CEO Larry D. Case, Ed.D., shared the news with agricultural education state leaders and National FFA staff, saying, “Bill Fleet brings to FFA a wealth of experience in the agriculture industry and …
Direct Payment Caps
The recent discussions regarding Direct Payment Caps to farmers has many producers concerned, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the cuts need to be made somewhere in order reach the goals of the administration while still controlling the current deficit. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role …