In a recent national media teleconference, the Environmental Working Group entered the Farm Bill debate specifically attacking the specialty crop insurance program, as Southeast AgNet’s Gary Cooper has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …
AL Upper Scarham Creek Watershed Receives Funding
Jerry Wisener, NRCS District Conservationist in DeKalb County, Alabama, said the batching date for the National Water Quality Initiative is coming up June 18 and there are dollars available for landowners in the Upper Scarham Creek watershed in their county. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …
USDA Providing Healthy Meals for Kids This Summer
USDA will be providing healthy meals for kids this summer, as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said their Summer Food Service Program is just one way they are helping American’s everywhere with healthy affordable meals on the table. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …
USDA Celebrating 1st Birthday of MyPlate
June marks the first birthday of MyPlate, the federal government’s primary food group symbol designed to prompt consumers to think about building a healthy plate at meal time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …
SURE Deadline for 2010 Crops Losses is Today
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Bruce Nelson reminds producers that today, Friday, June 1, is the deadline to apply for assistance for 2010 crop losses under the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program. FSA will not act on applications submitted after the deadline. The program provides Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight …
How Many Bushels of Corn?
Everett Griner tells us of a goal corn producers are trying to achieve, on a regular basis. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps …
National Pork Board Responds to McDonald’s Statement
The president of the National Pork Board said Thursday he is disappointed in the announcement earlier in the day by McDonald’s Corp. that sets a 10-year timeline for sourcing all of its pork from farms that do not use individual stalls to house pregnant pigs. McDonald’s decision could put significant pressure on smaller farmers who use Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
DuPont Offers Fontelis for Peanut, Fruit & Veggie Growers
New DuPont™ Fontelis™ fungicide delivers broad-spectrum peanut disease control as Bond McInnes, fungicide technical manager for DuPont Crop Protection, said growers will be very excited about the success they will have with it. Download Audio And, McInnes has the details on how Fontelis can also provide small fruit and vegetable growers with long-lasting protection. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided …
USDA Secretary Vilsack on Newest U.S. Farm Exports Forecast
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 –Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement regarding USDA’s third-quarter forecast released today showing U.S. farm exports reaching the second-highest level on record at $134.5 billion in fiscal year 2012: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …
Environmental Working Group Attack Brings Crop Insurers’ Swift Reply
In a national media teleconference this week, in an apparent move to impact the Farm Bill debate, the Environmental Working Group (EWP) attacked the workings and credibility of specialty crops insurance, which then drew a swift and pointed reply from the crop insurance industry. The news releases from each follow: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …