GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 28, 2010 (USDA – Rural Development, Florida Office) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced five Florida agricultural enterprises will receive $1,086,500 in business development grants to pursue new value-added marketing opportunities. The funding is made available through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant program. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …
Farm Festivals
America celebrates farm production. Everett Griner tells us all about it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending June 25th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Please Help Me If You Can – I Need and Want A Good Home!
I realize this post is unusual, but my wife Robin and I here at AgNet headquarters are trying to help find a good home for a wonderful puppy, presently staying at our vet’s office. We would love to have the dog but just adding a fourth rescued puppy to our own home recently, along with our four rescued cats too, …
Unnoticed Anniversary
It has been 75 years since R.E.A. was established. Everett Griner talks about some of the changes made. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Organic Protection
Questions about organic grown. There are cheaters and Everett Griner tells us who is watching them more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
GA Producers Promote Beef Month
There is only one week left to June Beef Month in Georgia, as Ashley Hughes with the Georgia Beef Board said many producers have worked hard through various promotional efforts to help get the message out to consumers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
AL Getting Beef Message to Dieticians
Ed Whatley with the Alabama cattlemen’s Association says they work each year with dieticians across the state to get them the information needed to promote the healthy benefits of beef. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Cost of Cuts at Land Grant Universities – A Guest Column
This article is by Mark R. McLellan, Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS With the deepest recession since the 1930s, the decline in tax revenues, and the growing demand for emergency public services for unemployed workers and their families, state government budgets are in crisis. Not surprisingly, many states are freezing or even cutting their funding for some of the …
Food Policy Bills Could Become Casualties of a Short Calendar
Time is not on the side of those who support two food policy bills in the Senate. One would strengthen the FDA’s food safety authority – the other is designed to fight child obesity. But despite bipartisan support – the legislation may never reach the Senate floor because there’s not much room on the Senate calendar and time is running …