Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 19, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended March 19, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 7,600 head compared to 9,418 last week and …
Right to Farm Bill Clears Florida Senate
Thursday, during the 2021 Florida Legislative Session, a proposal to help shield farmers from nuisance lawsuits was approved by the Florida Senate. Director of Governmental Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Sam Ard, explains what Senate Bill 88 does. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, …
‘Right to Farm’ Expansion Clears Senate
(NSF) — A proposal to help shield farmers from “nuisance” lawsuits was approved Thursday by the Florida Senate, as some critics contend it is intended to protect the sugar industry around Lake Okeechobee. A priority of Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, the measure (SB 88) was approved in a 37-1 vote. It would expand Florida’s “Right to Farm” law, which …
New Florida Farmer Pleased with NRCS Program
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida wants to remind landowners applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for the fiscal year 2021 will be accepted through March 26. Samantha Longster with S&S Micro Farm LLC located in Bartow, Florida is a new and beginning farmer who with her husband, started farming blueberries last year. They just entered into CSP to plant cover crops …
‘Right to Farm’ Expansion Gets House Support
(NSF) — A priority of Senate President Wilton Simpson to give farmers more protection from “nuisance” lawsuits started to move forward Wednesday in the House. Over the objections of environmentalists who contend the proposal is intended to protect the sugar industry around Lake Okeechobee, the House Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee voted 14-4 to support a measure (HB 1601) …
Report on Florida Peanut Acreage Outlook for The Year
Peanut Specialists report on what they think will happen with the peanut industry this year. David Wright, a Professor in the Agronomy Department at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center, says Florida peanut acreage will be about the same this year at 170,000 acres. Tyron Spearman has more about the Florida peanuts reporting the varieties expected …
Florida Beef Council Featuring TV Segments
With March being National Nutrition Month, the Florida Beef Council (FBC) is promoting new TV segments that will be airing in the state promoting the healthy benefits of beef. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says they will be airing in four major markets in the state. For more information about Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 3-12-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 12, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended March 12, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 17,200 head compared to 9,853 last week and …
Agriculture Included in New COVID-19 Relief Package
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, known as “The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021” is now official as President Biden signed the bill late last week. We’ve all heard how the package will include $1,400 stimulus checks for qualifying individuals, extends unemployment benefits, and more. But it also increases assistance through USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). And according …
Signup for Funding to Remove Cogongrass Infestations in Florida Announced
(NRCS/FL) — Florida forest landowners in parts of Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties can apply for financial assistance to manage invasive Cogongrass until March 26 from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing $60,000 this fiscal year to remove the highly invasive Cogongrass in Florida. One of the world’s top-ten worst weeds, Cogongrass is threatening longleaf …