(FDACS) — The Florida Forest Service is encouraging Floridians to dispose of Christmas trees safely. Dry limbs and needles from discarded Christmas trees can be an ignition source for fire if not properly cleared away from homes and natural areas. “We are encouraging all residents and visitors to be vigilant this holiday season,” said Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried. “Trees discarded improperly can quickly turn …
Tree Farmer Not Pining about One Failure
Even if one venture doesn’t succeed, farmers always look for another. Gary Crawford has this update on a story he first filed in 2017, a story about a Christmas tree farmer whose failure in one venture led to success in another. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Florida, Feds Still Working on Timber Money
(NSF) — Florida has its “foot on the gas pedal” to get federal money to timber growers who sustained massive damage when Hurricane Michael hit the Panhandle last year. But agreements are still being finalized, with no set timeline for the first payments to go out from a $380.7 million block grant. Franco Ripple, a spokesman for state Agriculture Commissioner …
Best Indoor Trees to Connect to the Outdoors
If you are one of those people that are unable to get outdoors much, but love it, Cathy Isom has just the plan. In today’s program, she tells you about the best indoor trees for your home. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Indoor trees can make your home feel connected to the outdoors without all the bugs, …
Christmas Tree Planting After the Holidays
Cathy Isom reviews some important steps you need to take before planting your live Christmas tree after the holidays. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. When it’s time to plant your living Christmas tree outdoors, move it outside into the shade during the day for a few days, or give it a few days in the garage, patio …
Choosing and Caring for a Living Christmas Tree
You want to plant your Christmas tree outdoors after the holidays. Cathy Isom has some very helpful hints on how to choose and care for a living Christmas tree. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. If you want to have a live Christmas tree indoors during the holidays that you can move outside when you’re done, you need …
Cabinet Eyes Properties in Dixie, DeSoto Counties
(NSF) — A pair of land deals covering nearly 10,000 acres in Dixie and DeSoto counties, at a combined cost of $8.5 million, will go before Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet on Dec. 3, according to an agenda posted Monday. The Lyme Cross City Forest Company deal in Dixie County carries a price tag of $2 million. The proposal …
USDA and Georgia Sign Shared Stewardship Agreement
Highlights Cooperative Approach to Land Management (USDA) — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue joined Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to sign a Shared Stewardship agreement between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the State of Georgia. The agreement was signed at a ceremony at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural …
Amazing Creatures in Longleaf Pine Flatwoods and Sandhills
A wide diversity of remarkable animals calls longleaf pine flatwoods and sandhills habitats home. And USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invites landowners to discover species special to naturalist Dirk Stevenson, who has spent much of his life in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States wading swamps and exploring pine landscapes in his field studies of imperiled and declining amphibians, …
ADAI Encouraged by USDA Disaster Aid Block Grant Award
(ADAI) — Commissioner Rick Pate is encouraged by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue’s recent announcement awarding $800 million in a disaster aid block grant for agricultural producers in various southern states. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) has worked with USDA leadership for the past four months on a disaster aid block grant program, specifically for producers impacted by …