Secretary Vilsack shared his thoughts on Veterans Day with USDA employees, many of whom are veterans themselves: Dear Employees, I’d like to take a moment to honor the men and women of our military. Every day, they confront and triumph over those that threaten our national security in order to keep us safe. America’s veterans embody the values that stand …
Corps of Engineers Hears Concerns about Bay in Eastpoint
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL EASTPOINT, Fla., November 9, 2015……….With a crisis facing the Apalachicola Bay in Florida’s Panhandle, about 130 people attended an event held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday in Eastpoint to voice their concerns about the agency’s plans for the waters that feed the bay. The “open house” was …
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Commissioner John McMillan Applauds Congressional Delegation for Their Support of H.R. 774
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: Montgomery, Alabama- Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan applauds the Alabama Congressional delegation on their tireless efforts towards the passage of H.R. 774.The Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015 strengthens maritime law enforcement’s ability to stop foreign illegal fishing. It also implements the Port States Measures Agreement that denies …
Florida, Alabama Senators Wade into River Battle
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 5, 2015……….In a move that could help boost recovery of troubled Apalachicola Bay, U.S. senators from Florida and Alabama have asked a Senate panel to intervene in what they call “the Army Corps of Engineers’ ongoing mismanagement” of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Release of Text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement regarding the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. “The release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is an important step forward in the process to make this landmark agreement for U.S. agriculture a reality. The text confirms that this …
Florida Residents Urged to Comment on Apalachicola Bay Water Plan
Northwest Florida residents who depend on the troubled Apalachicola Bay for their livelihood are being urged to attend an event on Monday, November 9 at the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve to express opposition to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers draft plan for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Georgia Student on National FFA Officer Team; No Convincing Tie with Red Meat to Cancer
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes an interview with Abbey Gretsch, the newly elected national FFA southern region vice president, as well as a information on the lack of associations between red meat and cancer. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Student from Georgia Elected to Serve on National FFA Officer Team
From the National FFA Organization: INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015/National FFA Organization) – Students from Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio, Iowa, Georgia and Utah have been elected by delegates from throughout the United States to serve on the 2015-16 National FFA Officer Team. Taylor McNeel of Arkansas, an agricultural business major at Southern Arkansas University, was elected president. Nick Baker of Tennessee, …
Delegates Re-elect Florida Farm Bureau President
Delegates at this week’s Florida Farm Bureau annual meeting re-elected John Hoblick to his sixth consecutive term as president of the organization. Hoblick told us this was the bureau’s 74th annual convention. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024