The 2022 Florida Legislative Session kicks off in Tallahassee, and the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) is preparing for their annual “Boots on the Hill” event next week. FCA Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, explains what issues they will be discussing with lawmakers this year. To learn more about any of those issues, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 01-07-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended January 7, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending Jan 7, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 6,200 head compared to 0 last week and …
Florida Legislative Session Starts Tuesday
The 2022 Florida Legislative Session kicks off Tuesday, January 11th and the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) is preparing for the annual event. FCA Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, says it’s a year of reapportionment. Of course the budget is always something agriculture watches closely, but Ard is optimistic for another good year. The Florida House and Senate are scheduled to meet in a joint session …
Florida Natural Resource Meeting Web Conference is January 26
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida will conduct a State Technical Committee meeting January 26, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm Eastern time. The meeting is available to the public and NRCS will provide a report for natural resource and program priority decisions and seek recommendations. Materials for the meeting can be found on the NRCS State Technical Committee website. Here are the …
Restoring Longleaf Pine Forests through USDA-NRCS Program
While longleaf pine forests once encompassed more than 90 million acres across the Southeast, the past couple of centuries has seen development, timbering and fire suppression reduce the ecosystem’s range. These forests represent some of the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems and are home to nearly 600 plant and animal species. That is why USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) …
Florida Legislative Session 2022: What’s the Latest?
Prior to the upcoming Florida legislative session, the Agriculture Communicators of Florida held a Zoom conference for their members to get the inside story of the priorities for Florida agriculture. AgNet Media’s Sabrina Halvorson took part in the event and has the story. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Florida Beef Council Board Working for Farmers and Ranchers
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) wants farmers and ranchers across the state to know they are proud to work on your behalf in the areas of beef education, promotion, and research. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says their Board of Directors is comprised of voluntary leaders. Learn more on the FBC website. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Florida Lawmakers Have Starting Point on New Budget
When it comes to the state budget, Florida lawmakers have a starting point when they being negotiations for a spending plan during the 2022 legislative session that starts January 11th. According to the News Service of Florida, earlier this month Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a $99.7 billion budget that would funnel money to education, the environment and law-enforcement officers while …
Conservation Effort Completed at Florida’s Big Bend
According to USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida (NRCS-FL) and The Conservation Fund, a multi-year effort to conserve working forestlands and habitat along Florida’s Big Bend coast, has been completed. The “Gulf of Mexico – Forest to Sea” project will provide a vast buffer of conservation lands for wildlife habitat, water quality and quantity, and resilience against extreme weather and climate change. The effort was …
A Cowboy’s Christmas Prayer
As we celebrate Christmas this year, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman brings back an old favorite, “A Cowboy’s Christmas Prayer” written by S. Omar Barker. A COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS PRAYERby S. Omar Barker (1895-1985) I ain’t much good at prayin’,and You may not know me, Lord —For I ain’t much seen in churches,where they preach Thy Holy Word.But you may have observed …