Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Agriculture Literacy Day

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On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about Florida’s Agriculture Literacy Day in which volunteers visited elementary school classrooms to educate students on the importance of agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Georgia Grown Moment – Agriculture Education

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As students all across Georgia begin their final examinations, today we focus this week’s Georgia Grown Moment on the importance of agricultural education. As the agriculture instructor at Commerce High School, Mrs. Cameron Shirley has been essential to revitalizing its Ag program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …

Florida Woman of the Year in Agriculture Nominations Being Accepted

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Nominations for the 2016 “Woman of the Year in Agriculture” award in Florida are being accepted, as this award recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to Florida agriculture. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Subcommittee Examines Factors Impacting Cost of Production

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On Wednesday, Rep. Rodney Davis from Illinois, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the positive and negative factors impacting cost of production. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Study Finds University Extension Program Keeps Farmers in Business

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A recent study says federal cooperative extension programs at land-grant universities help farmers stay in business. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Alabama Funding Regional Conservation Partnership Programs

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Funding is available in Alabama for partner proposals through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program. State conservationist Ben Malone wants applicants to know pre-proposals are due May 10. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Commissioner Putnam Seeking Nominations for Woman of the Year in Agriculture

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From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam is now accepting nominations for the 2016 “Woman of the Year in Agriculture” award. The deadline for submitting nominations is June 1, 2016. Since 1985, the “Woman of the Year in Agriculture” award has recognized women who have made outstanding contributions …

Florida Landowners Can Apply for Cogongrass Treatment Cost-Share Program

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Cogongrass Treatment Cost-Share Program Now Accepting Applications From Private Landowners From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today that the Florida Forest Service is now accepting applications for the Cogongrass Treatment Cost-Share Program. Applications for the program will be accepted through July 29, 2016. “Cogongrass is one …

Subcommittee Examines Credit Conditions in Farm Country

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The second in a series of hearings entitled Focus on the Farm Economy, where each subcommittee examines the growing pressure in rural America, took place today in Washington D.C. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024