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 operation or the refinance of …
Commissioner Nikki Fried Announces 2021 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award Winners
(Tallahassee, Fla./June 23, 2021) — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced winners for the 2021 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award. Award recipients come from different parts of Florida’s agricultural industry, but they all share a commitment to protecting and preserving Florida’s resources while producing commodities that keep our food supply and economy strong. “Two-thirds of Florida’s land is connected to agriculture– …
Assistance Helps Florida Farmers and Ranchers Conserve Natural Resources
Florida farmers, ranchers and forest owners can apply until September 1, 2021 for financial and technical assistance through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). While applications for EQIP are accepted on a continuous basis, funding selections are typically made once a year and this is for fiscal year 2022 funding. Through EQIP, ag landowners may receive financial and technical …
Florida Beef Council Chairman Promotes Checkoff
When it comes to the Beef Checkoff program, some producers may not be up to date on what it has done over the past few years and what it continues to do today. Florida Beef Council (FBC) Chairman Flint Johns, explains what the overall program is about and what it is doing in the state of Florida. For more information …
Florida DEP Provides Update to Cattlemen
One of the speakers during last week’s Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention held at Marco Island was Adam Blalock, deputy secretary of ecosystems restoration for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Blalock gave producers an update on BMP’s, and also provided information about funding that was earmarked during the recent Florida Legislative Session for environmental programs. Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked …
Registration Ongoing for Southern Peanut Growers Conference
By Clint Thompson Registration is ongoing for the Southern Peanut Growers Conference, scheduled for July 15-17 at the Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida. The Southern Peanut Farmers Federation returns for its annual in-person conference after having last year’s event cancelled amid COVID-19. Georgia Peanut Commission Executive Director Don Koehler discusses the significance of this event …
Florida Natural Resource Meeting Web Conference is Wednesday
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida will conduct a State Technical Committee meeting Wednesday, June 23 from 10 a.m.- noon Eastern. NRCS will seek recommendations and provide a report for fiscal year 2022 natural resource and program priority decisions during the web conference. That’s Florida State Conservationist Juan Hernandez. While the State Technical Committee has no implementation or …
Livestock Market Report Week Ending 6-18-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 18, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ending June 18, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,800 head compared to 11,984 last week and …
NCBA President Discusses “Product of the USA” at FCA Convention
The 2021 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention has been taking place this week in Marco Island, Florida and one person attending is National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President, Jerry Bohn. NCBA recently filed a petition with the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to eliminate the use of “Product of the USA” (POTUSA) and other broad U.S. origin labeling claims for beef products that are …
Florida State Conservationist Speaks to Cattlemen
A great crowd is on hand for the 2021 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show in Marco Island. Various speakers have already passed along information to ranchers from across the state. One of those was Florida State Conservationist Juan Hernandez. He told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants each producer to check with their local field office …