Florida Farm Bureau’s state headquarters in Gainesville hosted today’s Florida Bioenergy Association “Florida Feedstocks for Florida Biofuels Workshop”. This is one of a series of meetings being held around the state to explain new business and crop opportunities for Florida farmers, hear farmers’ concerns and quesitons about this emerging agricultural sector, and present information about incentive programs now available for …
FL Expanding BioFuels Market
Workshops concerning the expansion the U.S. biofuels market are being held across Florida as Bill Vasden Jr., Chairman of the Florida Feedstock Growers Association, said these could create new revenue opportunities for many growers. Download Audio To learn more go to FloridaFeedstockGrowers.com Click below for a schedule of the upcoming meetings… Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
FFB Encourages Growers to Ask Questions at Biofuel Meetings
Assistant Director with the Florida Farm Bureau, Andrew Walmsley, encourages growers to actively attend the “Feedstocks for Florida Biofuels” townhall meetings currently being held throughout the state. Download Audio The next meeting will be held Friday, September 17, 2010 at the Florida Farm Bureau State office in Gainesville. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
A Growing Ag Economy
When it comes to agriculture, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, says that it is an important, but all too often unrecognized, contributor to the U.S. economy. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FL FSA’s Feedstocks for Florida Biofuels Mtgs to Talk about BCAP
The Florida Farm Service Agency state director, Tim Manning, says they are holding “Feedstocks for Florida Biofuels” town hall meetings to educate producers about the need for alternative energy and the Biomass Crop assistance program, also known as BCAP. Download Audio Click below for a schedule of the upcoming meetings… Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Dollars released for Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies
USDA has released 3-million dollars in funding to conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy systems for agriculture producers and rural small businesses. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Fuel Demand for Energy Use Down
Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
BCAP Offers $ Help to Forestry & Other Ag for Biomass Development
Florida USDA/FSA State Director Tim Manning continues to make the rounds to present information about the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). Addressing Florida Forestry Association members at their association’s annual meeting today, Manning says more than 24-thousand public comments were submitted about the BCAP program recently. There appears to be great interest in this program designed to help producers establish …
Florida Forestry Leaders Meet in the State’s Panhandle
Florida Forestry Association pulls members and interested parties together this week for its annual meeting and trade show at Sandestin Resort. As with most ag sectors, the forestry industry is actively engaged in numerous issues presently. Several are on tap under the theme “Markets, Management, Money & More”. Gathering at Sandestin Resort also has its fun side for attendees too. …
Forest Research Focused on Productivity
In order for the U.S. forest industry to compete in a growingly competitive biofuels market, Dr. Eric Vance, principal scientist for The National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, says it needs research focused on productivity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024