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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Florida”

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Dan July 13, 2009 Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia

Southern Bay Trees threatened. Everett Griner tells us the wood on this story.

Weekly Livestock Market Reports

Randall Weiseman July 11, 2009 Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending July 10th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida and Georgia. AL: FL: GA:

Agriculture Statistics Updates Citrus Crop Forecast – July Report

Gary Cooper July 10, 2009 Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

CLICK HERE to go to the Citrus Statistics page at the Florida Agriculture Statistics Service website where all the monthly citrus crop updates are stored…AND click the play icons below to hear from Citrus Statistics Administrator Candi Erick about the July numbers. We will have some more news for citrus growers from Florida Agriculture Statistics Service in coming days. Sponsoring …

House Passes Ag Appropriations Bill

Randall Weiseman July 10, 2009 Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia

The U.S. House has passed the agriculture appropriations bill by a vote of 266 to 160. The bill – as passed – will increase spending by nearly 11-percent over fiscal year 2009 to 22.9-billion dollars – with the bulk of the increase going to USDA’s Women, Infants and Children feeding program, the Food and Drug Administration and international food aid.

Future of Fruit and Veggies in the SE Looks Promising

Randall Weiseman July 10, 2009 Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Fruit and vegetables have always been more of a Florida crop here in the Southeast, but Dr. Stanley Culpepper weed scientist with the University of Georgia, says that Georgia has been making strides in the area as well.

Recovery Assistance for Catfish Farmers

Randall Weiseman July 10, 2009 Alabama, Florida, Specialty Crops

Catfish farmers are feeling a financial squeeze but assistance is being found with a program through the Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Final Citrus Forecast of 2009 Season Sees Increase in FL Oranges

Gary Cooper July 10, 2009 Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida

This news release from Florida Citrus Mutual. Stay tuned to this website for comments from Candi Erick at the Florida Agriculture Statistics Service about this final forecast of the season, including what is being done to look into wide variations in forecast numbers in the specialty fruit sections of the forecasts this season. LAKELAND, Fla. (Florida Citrus Mutual, July 10, …

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California Sweet Orange Scab Quarantine Area Expanded
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) is expanding the quarantine area in California for Elsinoë australis, the fungal causal agent of sweet orange scab (SOS). The expansion aligns with the state interior quarantine that the California Department of Agriculture (CDFA) implemented Oct. 1, 2023. SOS infection causes scab pustules […]
Strong Reactions to Farmworker Protection Rule
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Council of Agricultural Employers (NCAE) have harshly criticized the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) recently announced H-2A farmworker protection rule. An AFBF statement declared that the rule “mires farm families in excessive compliance costs while disregarding privacy concerns for farmers and their employees. With this addition, […]

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