Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended August 26 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended August 26, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 17,600 head compared to 13,267 last week and …
Alachua County, Florida, Designated as Primary Natural Disaster Area
(USDA/FSA/WASHINGTON, D.C./August 25, 2022) — This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming …
USDA Awards $7.85 Million to Florida Forest to Gulf Regional Conservation Partnership Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it is awarding $197 million for 41 locally led conservation projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). This includes a project in Florida, the Alachua Conservation Trust’s (ACT) Forest to Gulf RCPP. It has been awarded $7.85 million to expand conservation programs in the North Central part of the state, and is the …
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Race Set for November
The Florida Agriculture Commissioner race has been set for November. During the primary election Tuesday, Naomi Blemur of North Miami was atop a three-way Democratic battle for that office and will run against Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, in the November general election for the Cabinet post. According to the News Service of Florida (NSF), Simpson had little trouble winning …
Florida State FFA Officers Participate in Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo
The 2022 Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo took place last week in North Fort Myers, Florida, where more than 150 exhibitors from six different countries were on hand. Attendees from across the Southeast were in attendance of the annual event, which involved both citrus and specialty crop growers. And a big presence was also noted once again this year by the Florida State …
UF/IFAS Holds Emerging Agricultural Enterprises Summit
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently held their Emerging Agricultural Enterprises Summit. The event is a gathering of the entire statewide IFAS team dedicated to alternative crops. They delved into some of the hottest prospects, looking at what needs more work. UF-IFAS Senior Vice President Dr. Scott Angle explained to Southeast AgNet the goal of the emerging enterprises initiative, …
Florida Conservation Deals Get State Approval
(NSF/TALLAHASSEE, FL/August 23, 2022) — Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved a series of land deals, including a $37.8 million plan to conserve nearly 12,000 acres in DeSoto and Hardee counties. The state will pay Carlton Horse Creek Partners, LLC, for what is known as a conservation easement on 11,958 acres. Generally, conservation easements shield land from development, …
Statement by Commissioner Nikki Fried on Cabinet Approval of FDACS Priorities
(FDACS/Tallahassee, FL/August 23, 2002) — The Florida Cabinet voted to approve several priority projects of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS). The projects, agenda items #10-20, introduced by the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, include the acquisition of additional lands to bolster existing Florida Forever projects managed by the Florida Forest Service; additional aquaculture leases and expansions …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 08-19-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended August 19, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended August 19, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,300 head compared to 12,485 last week and …
Back to School Includes Florida Beef Recipes
With many school systems across Florida kicking off the 2022-2023 school year, parents across the state are trying to make sure the students in their household are ready nutritionally. And the Florida Beef Council (FBC) has many great ideas to help. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says they have a variety of recipes that can fit those needs. For more …