So far, farm bill implementation is going well according to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, who says 5.2-billion dollars in disaster assistance payments to more than 620,000 producers have been distributed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Stagnant Water Policy Bill Gets Senate Approval
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 29, 2015………. The Florida Senate approved its version of a water-policy bill Wednesday with the hope some of the issues will be considered when lawmakers get back together for a special session. The overall bill is a casualty of a budget impasse that has short-circuited the legislative …
Capitol Hill Briefing Focuses on the Role of Milk in Child Nutrition Programs
From the National Milk Producers Federation and International Dairy Foods Association: WASHINGTON, DC – A Capitol Hill briefing for House staff yesterday focused on a new report on “Fluid Milk in School Programs” by the National Dairy Council. It was hosted by Representative G.T. Thompson (R-PA) and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) in the House Committee on Agriculture. The National Milk …
Florida Producers Reminded about ACEP Signup Deadline
Applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program can be submitted at any time. But Crenel Francis, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, says applications for the current funding round must be submitted on or before May 15. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship …
‘Rev It Up’ My ROI Checkoff Challenge for Beef Producers
In our weekly “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Jeanne Harland, co-chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Producer Communications Working Group, says you still have time to get involved in the “Rev It Up” My ROI Checkoff Challenge. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff, go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Avian Influenza Update; Conservation Compliance
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes U.S. Department of Agriculture information, including an update on avian influenza and a reminder on the deadline for Conservation Compliance Provisions. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the …
‘Sine Die’ is Cast as Florida House Goes Home Early
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 28, 2015……….In a surprising twist in the Legislature’s budget impasse, the House abruptly adjourned and went home Tuesday, killing scores of bills and deepening a crisis surrounding the spending plan for the year that Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …
Vilsack Challenging Further USDA Budget Cuts
There are some who want to impose even more cuts to USDA’s budget, but as Gary Crawford reports, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says continual budget cuts are beginning to threaten their ability to do its job. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Florida House Shuts Down
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve talked about how the Florida Legislative session would most likely have to involve a few extra days this year due to the impasse concerning the budget between the Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …
Promoting Soil Health on Alabama Pastures
Eddie Jolley, conservation agronomist and grazing specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, is encouraging owners of pastureland in Alabama to think about soil health. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …