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UF Receives Grant for Biomass Research
$47 million dollars has been allocated to fund eight research and development projects that will support the production of biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products from a variety of biomass sources. And the University of Florida is to receive 5.4 million of those funds to improve the sustainability and efficiency of sweet sorghum Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …
Metal Theft on the Rise Again in GA
Georgia producers are seeing a substantial increase in the amount of metal theft from irrigation pivots and Bryan Tolar, president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, says the issue is a double whammy when it comes to the economical loss for producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
South Korea Trade Agreement Could be Huge for Ag
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says the Administration has indicated its readiness to begin technical discussions with key congressional staff on the draft implementing bills and draft Statements of Administrative Action for the pending trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …
Storm Victims Urged to Register with FEMA
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently toured some of the storm ravaged areas in Alabama and Mississippi, including rural areas, and she wants those affected to register with FEMA. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
FL Numeric Nutrient Criteria Issue Affects Many
Last week a lawsuit was filed by Florida Cattlemen’s Association and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association challenging EPA’s final rule establishing numeric nutrient criteria for waters in Florida. FCA President Jim Strickland said this whole issue is causing them a lot of concern. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
NPB Supports Peanut Proud Relief Effort
The National Peanut Board has voted to support Peanut Proud’s efforts to help areas in Alabama and Mississippi devastated by recent tornados as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
More Class-Action
U.S.D.A. files new class-action law suits. Everett Griner tells us what this is all about. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Alabama NRCS Receives Disaster Recovery Aid
Auburn, Ala, May 4, 2011 – The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made available $600,000 in financial and technical assistance through the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program for disaster recovery aid in Alabama. NRCS is helping with the disaster through EWP by removing debris out of waterways. Local NRCS field personnel are also assisting the Alabama Department of Agriculture …
House and Senate Immigration Bills Drastically Differ
It looks like immigration could be a mute issue in the legislature this year, thanks to the failing of an amendment that would have forced employers to use the federal E-verify system in the Senate’s version of the bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024