USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to encourage producers who have not yet signed up for the Conservation Stewardship Program to take another look at the program. As NRCS Chief Dave White says their have been many changes made to make the program more farmer friendly. Download Audio The deadline for 2010 funding for CSP is Friday, June 25, 2010. …
Cost of Cuts at Land Grant Universities – A Guest Column
This article is by Mark R. McLellan, Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS With the deepest recession since the 1930s, the decline in tax revenues, and the growing demand for emergency public services for unemployed workers and their families, state government budgets are in crisis. Not surprisingly, many states are freezing or even cutting their funding for some of the …
Vilsack Discusses Current State of Renewable Energy Efforts
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently spoke on some highlights from a new USDA report that will serve as a road map to achieve the renewable fuel standard goal of 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
2012 Farm Bill
Everett Griner tells us today just how spending cuts will drive this new bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NRCS Reminds Producers of CSP Deadline
With an upcoming deadline of Friday, June 25th, the Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to remind producers about the Conservation Stewardship Program. AL-John Curtis: Download Audio FL-George Johnson: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
AL NRCS Meets with Tribes and Honors AL Tribe with 3 Awards
The Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service recently participated in a meeting with the United South and Eastern Tribes. In the following report AL State Conservationist, Dr. Bill Puckett, and NRCS Chief, Dave White, speak about the importance of the meeting and the awards. Download Audio And during the meeting the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe was presented with three prestigious awards. …
FL NRCS Receives Funds for Southeastern Forestry Initiative
The Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service wants producers to be aware of an initiative through the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program that will help landowners implement approved conservation practices that will help restore upland pine forest ecosystems. Florida NRCS program specialist, Kenneth Morgan, says the sign up date is coming up on June 25, 2010. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® …
Funds Announced for Southeast Forestry Initiative
Gainesville, FL. — Carlos Suarez, state conservationist for the US Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) today announced that Florida has received $704,225 in funding for an initiative designed to help non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners to improve the health and extent of upland pine forest ecosystems. These funds are available through the Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP). …
Farm Bill II
Everett Griner continues his explanation on this farm bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Farm Bill
This next farm bill will be tough and Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024