USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $15 million to help eligible conservation partners leverage local investments to provide technical assistance and financial resources for wetlands protection and improvements on private and Tribal agricultural lands. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Per-Acre Prices of Florida Citrus Land Sales

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Average per-acre prices of scores of citrus properties sold in 2015 are provided in this summary of the annual Lay of the Land Market Report prepared by Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate. The prices are for the Central Ridge, Flatwoods and Indian River areas. Prices are also provided for sales of former citrus land that went into other agricultural …

Why Florida Citrus Will Survive HLB

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Speaking at the Citrus Growers’ Institute in Avon Park on Tuesday, University of Florida genetics researcher Fred Gmitter asked the question, “Will Florida’s citrus industry survive HLB?” In an interview after his presentation, he gave several reasons why he thinks the citrus industry will not only survive HLB, but thrive. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

There Is Interest in Agricultural Careers

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A recent survey conducted for Land O’Lakes indicated very low interest in college grads pursuing a career in agriculture. But according to Eric Spell, AgCareers.com president, the company is seeing a very different trend, noting a 33 percent increase in the number of visits to its website in the last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, …

USDA Reports Record Growth in U.S. Organic Producers

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a significant increase in the number of certified organic operations, continuing the trend of double digit growth in the organic sector. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Effect of HLB: Citrus Land Sales Up, Prices Down

Ernie Neff Citrus, Florida

Increased citrus land sales in 2015 at substantially lower prices show some citrus growers, especially smaller ones, are capitulating to HLB, says Dean Saunders of Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate. Saunders’ company released the land sales data at its annual Lay of the Land Conference on Friday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Feedback on Conservation Client Gateway

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USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has initiated the Conservation Delivery Streamlining Initiative (CDSI) and NRCS Chief Jason Weller, talks about the feedback they’ve received on the first part of that system, Conservation Client Gateway. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Farmers Reminded to Respond to the Certified Organic Survey

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The 2015 Certified Organic Survey is underway and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that it’s not too late to respond. Jim Ewing, the Southern Regional Office Director for NASS, says the survey questionnaires have already been mailed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …

Citrus Industry This Week: Bactericide Update; New Citrus Plant Pathologist

Randall Weiseman Citrus, Florida, General

Today’s issue of Citrus Industry This Week includes an update on bactericide use and an introduction of the new citrus plant pathologist at Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC). Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe. Click here to subscribe to the monthly Citrus Industry magazine. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

Florida Looking for Farmers, Ranchers, Foresters Wanting to Permanently Preserve Working Agricultural Lands

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From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will invest $35 million toward the protection and preservation of working agricultural lands in Florida and invites agricultural land owners to Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …