From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Autauga, Greene, Hale and Montgomery counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Alabama also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous. …
NRCS Announces CSP Sign-up Is Underway
USDA has announced that agricultural producers can sign up for funding now until Feb. 3 through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). NRCS associate chief for conservation, Leonard Jordan, says funds are now available for landowners. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …
USDA Announces Applications Available for Conservation Stewardship Program
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama has announced they will accept and process applications for enrollment in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) beginning November 14, 2016. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Southeastern Drought Increasing Threat of Wildfires
While a few showers did dot across parts of the Southeast this past week, overall the drought across this region continues to intensify. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has the latest topsoil ratings from the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
AFBF Economist on What Happens Now with the Election Over
During the annual National Association of Farm Broadcaster’s Convention underway in Kansas City, Missouri, Chief Economist of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Dr. Bob Young spoke on a panel about what happens now that the election is over. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
FSA County Committee Election Process Underway
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced they’ve begun mailing ballots to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country for the 2016 FSA County Committee elections. Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini explains the significance of producer-elected FSA County Committees and some of the duties and services they provide to farmers and ranchers in their area. Download Audio Producers …
Florida NRCS Holding State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida will conduct a State Technical Advisory Committee meeting Tuesday, November 15 in Gainesville. State conservationist Russell Morgan says this meeting is being held to assist agricultural producers in meeting their land management goals while protecting our natural resources. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Florida NRCS Meeting Seeking Recommendations
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida wants to remind landowners across the state that they will conduct a State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting on November 15 from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Doyle Conner Agriculture Building Auditorium in Gainesville. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight – Veterans Services
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about the department’s efforts to honor and assist Florida’s veterans and active-duty military. Download Audio To learn more about Veteran Services, click here http://www.freshfromflorida.com/. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA Releases Two-Year Strategy to Help Gopher Tortoise
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama is working with private landowners through a new two-year implementation strategy to help restore, enhance and protect longleaf pine forests not only in Alabama, but across the Southeast. It’s part of an ongoing effort to help the gopher tortoise rebound and combat the need for additional regulation of the species. Download Audio …