Southeast AgNet This Week: WTO Decision on COOL; Hours of Service in Highway Bill

Josh McGill Ag "Outdoors", Agri View, Alabama, Aquaculture, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, Sheep-Goats, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Water

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes the World Trade Organization’s decision on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), as well as as story on how hours of service are affected by a new federal highway bill. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

USDA Reminds Producers about Conservation Client Gateway

Randall Weiseman Ag "Outdoors", Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Conservation Client Gateway, from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), gives producers and landowners a choice between conducting business online or traveling to a USDA service center. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Governor, Cabinet Celebrate Holidays with Florida-Grown Christmas Trees

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release

From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Continuing a long-standing tradition, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam presented Florida-grown Leyland Cypress Christmas trees to Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater today. Americans buy around 30 million real Christmas trees every year to decorate their homes and businesses …

Tree Phenomenon

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, Forestry, Georgia

Not many people see trees as an American crop, but America grows more trees than any other country. America supplies more wood for building than anywhere else. We plant 2.5 billion trees a year. Over half of the woodland in America is in the South. Most of it is privately owned. The rest belongs to the government. Everett Griner talks about …

Continuous Signup for Alabama NRCS Programs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist for programs at USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, reminds producers about continuous signups for programs that could possibly benefit your operation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Annie’s Project

Dan Alabama, Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry Videos-Promoting Agriculture, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Today Cathy Isom fills us in on the new changes on the world wide web for the program designed to empower women in Agriculture. Many farm and ranch women in the United States take part in an educational program called Annie’s Project. Its mission is to empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and …

USDA Releases New Report on Climate Change

Randall Weiseman Ag "Outdoors", Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Water, Weather

A new report has warnings about the effects of climate change on world food security. Gary Crawford has the story with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Promoting Shortleaf Pine in Alabama

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, General, USDA-NRCS

Tim Albritton, State Staff Forrester with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, talks about the decline of shortleaf pine forests in the state, and what’s being done to change that. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Climate Change Report – USDA

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia

USDA Report Warns Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security PARIS, Dec. 2, 2015 — Climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around the world in the decades ahead, according to a major scientific assessment released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on global food security and its implications for the United …

Vilsack Addresses Global Food Security and Climate Change at COP21 in Paris

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables, Weather

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack traveled to Paris, France for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21). At the conference, Secretary Vilsack participated in three side events where he addressed the impacts of climate change on agricultural production and food security. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024