CSP Deadline is Here

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

The first batching period for the new Conservation Stewardship Program is September 30th and Leonard Jordan, NRCS Regional Conservationist for the East, encourages all producers to find out more information. To learn more about CSP click Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Receives $8 Million in Federal Forestry Grants

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, Specialty Crops

TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that his department has received $8 million in federal stimulus grants to minimize the state’s wildfire risk and restore longleaf pine ecosystems. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FDACS’ Bronson Notes Passing “Legendary” State Forester Bethea

Gary Cooper FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Forestry

TALLAHASSEE (FDACS News Release) — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced the death of John M. Bethea, a dynamic leader in helping shape the current state of Florida’s 1 million-acre State Forest system. He was 89. “Our current state forests owe a great deal to John’s vision and leadership,” Bronson said. “He was a man …

Governor Perdue Issues State of Emergency for 17 Georgia Counties

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Weather

ATLANTA– Late Monday afternoon, after viewing storm damage in Douglas and Paulding counties from the air, Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that passed through Georgia. The counties are Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Crawford, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, …