The past week has seen cooler, dryer air across the Southeast which has helped in getting cotton and peanut harvest back underway in many areas. According to USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey, a majority of the nation’s cotton bolls are open. But the recent rains have put harvest across much of the Southeast behind, not only last year’s pace, but also …
Florida Panhandle Residents Advised to Prepare for Storm
NSF – Residents in Florida’s western Panhandle were advised Monday to prepare disaster kits, less than three weeks after being inundated by the rains and storm surge of Hurricane Sally. “Although Tropical Storm #Delta’s path is still uncertain, residents in Northwest Florida should begin preparing their disaster supply kits,” the state Division of Emergency Management tweeted Monday afternoon. “Make sure …
Water War Arguments to be Held ‘In Due Course’
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday indicated it will hear oral arguments in the long-running water battle between Florida and Georgia but did not specify when. The court issued an order that said the dispute is “set for oral argument in due course.” The case involves divvying up water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system, which stretches from northern Georgia to …
Cattle Ranching Benefits Us in Many Ways Beyond Beef
By Laura H. Bennett UF/IFAS Pasco Multi-County Livestock Agent Ranching helps your life in ways you may not be aware. For example, livestock help reduce food waste in many ways. Unsold or stale bakery products provide nutrition for cattle and other ruminants like sheep and goats. Leftovers from fiber and ethanol production also help feed cattle. As they eat these …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-02-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 2, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 14,200 head compared to 15,238 last week and 15,702 year ago. Compared to one week …
Governor DeSantis Announces Individual Assistance for Five Counties Impacted by Hurricane Sally
FEMA Has Approved Florida’s Request for Individual Assistance in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton and Bay counties Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved Individual Assistance for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton and Bay counties following the impact of Hurricane Sally. With this announcement, families impacted by Hurricane Sally now …
Commissioner Nikki Fried Announces New Farmworker COVID-19 Testing Efforts
Tallahassee, Fla. – Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced today new efforts to provide COVID-19 testing for farmworkers as the fall harvest season begins, in partnership with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM), and local county governments. Beginning this week, farmworkers will have access to numerous no-cost COVID-19 testing …
Registration Continues for Hurricane Michael Timber and Irrigation Recovery Block Grant Programs in Florida
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and the Florida Forest Service wants to remind landowners who suffered damage from Hurricane Michael in October 2018, that registration for the Florida Timber Recovery Block Grant Program and the Florida Irrigation Recovery Block Grant Program continues. While being funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the program is being …
Florida Peanut Harvest Running Behind
Various folks were on hand in Jay, Florida earlier this week when U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue stopped by to tour the agricultural areas affected by Hurricane Sally. One of those on hand was the Executive Director of the Florida Peanut Producers Association (FPPA), Ken Barton. AgWired’s Cindy Zimmerman caught up with him to talk about the Florida peanut …
USDA Releases Quarterly Grain Stocks Report
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released its Quarterly Grain Stocks report, which indicates old crop corn stocks on hand as of Sept. 1, 2020, totaled 2.0 billion bushels, down 10% from 2019. Old crop soybeans stored in all positions were down 42%, and all wheat stocks were down 8% from a year earlier. Total corn stocks stored on …