The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida (NRCS-FL) has started accepting applications for disaster assistance funding through the Emergency Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), This is to provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural landowners and producers in recovering from damages caused by hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton. Approximately $26 million will be made available for EQIP disaster assistance applicants to address resource …
Florida FSA Reminder of USDA Hurricane Disaster Programs Available
In the aftermath of three hurricanes to affect Florida communities, homes, farms and businesses this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to deploy staff to assist with response and recovery efforts. USDA has put in place plans and program flexibilities to ensure farmers, and foresters and communities are able to get the support they need. The USDA Farm Service …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-25-2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 25, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 25, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 12,423 head compared to 11,508 last week and 12,783 last …
USDA Undersecretary Tours Hurricane Damage in Florida
TheĀ U.S. Department of AgricultureĀ (USDA) has been busy working with agricultural producers and landowners affected by the recent hurricanes.Ā USDA Undersecretary Robert Bonnie has been across the Southeast and is spending time touring some of the areas of Florida yesterday and today that were affected by Hurricane Milton. He talked to Southeast AgNetās Randall Weiseman about the damage he has seen …
USDA-NRCS Accepting ACEP Applications
The USDAĀ Natural Resources Conservation ServiceĀ (NRCS) wants to remind landowners that sign-up for funding through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025Ā Agricultural Conservation Easement ProgramĀ (ACEP) continues. While landowners and eligible entities may apply at any time, to be considered for the FY 2025 IRA funding opportunities, complete and eligible applications must be received for both Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) and Agricultural Land Easements …
FDACS Announces 2025 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Inductees
(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/Oct. 23, 2024) — Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation announced Cary and Marcia Lightsey, Madeline Mellinger, and Jim Strickland as the 2025 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees. Since 1980, theĀ Florida Agricultural Hall of FameĀ has honored men and women who have made lasting contributions to agriculture in the state and …
Florida Farmland Preserved through RFLPP
TheĀ Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced the preservation of Florida farmland through theĀ Rural and Family Lands Protection ProgramĀ (RFLPP). Nearly 750 acres of the Pelaez and Sons, Inc. cow/calf operation in Okeechobee County is being preserved through a rural land protection easement for $2,675,000.Ā Pelaez and Sons, Inc. is a family owned and operated cow/calf operation raising …
UF/IFAS 2024 Beef & Forage Field Day is Thursday
Cattle producers are invited to attend the University of Florida/IFASĀ 2024 Beef & Forage Field Day, at the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) Beef Cattle Unit near Marianna, FL. on Thursday, October 24, 2024. The event will begin with a trade show, coffee, and registration at 8:00 AM Central Time, then field tours will start at 9:00 AM and …
Florida Beef Council Participates in Annual Conference
Last week, theĀ Florida Beef CouncilĀ (FBC) took part in the annual Partnership in Action Conference in Denver, Colorado. FBC Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion, DeAnne Maples, was there and says this was a great opportunity to learn from others. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, …
USDA-NRCS Florida Expedites Disaster Assistance Sign-up through EQIP
The USDAĀ Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS in FloridaĀ (NRCS-FL) has announced it has begun accepting applications for disaster assistance funding through theĀ Emergency Environmental Quality Incentives ProgramĀ (EQIP) to provide technical and financial assistance to agricultural landowners and producers in recovering from damages caused by hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton.Ā Approximately $26 million will be made available for EQIP disaster assistance applicants to …