Thanks to help from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida, the Tall Timbers Plantation Research Station and Land Conservancy in Tallahassee, Florida, is home to healthy longleaf forests. And NRCS has just announced it is making available $10.6 million for fiscal year 2016 to aid private landowners wanting to restore longleaf forests. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Helps Restore and Manage Longleaf Pine Forests in Alabama
From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama will receive $2.6 million in funding to aid forest managers in restoring longleaf ecosystems across the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida …
A Veterans Day Note to USDA Employees from Secretary Vilsack
Secretary Vilsack shared his thoughts on Veterans Day with USDA employees, many of whom are veterans themselves: Dear Employees, I’d like to take a moment to honor the men and women of our military. Every day, they confront and triumph over those that threaten our national security in order to keep us safe. America’s veterans embody the values that stand …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Reduction in Cotton Production; Deadline Nearing for Dairy Producers
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes information on the November cotton crop report, as well as a reminder about the November 20 deadline for the Margin Protection Program . Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …
County Fair Making a Comeback
Is the traditional county fair making a comeback? Everett Griner talks about the importance of agriculture to the county fair in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
Georgia Senators Isakson, Perdue Fight Harmful EPA Power Grab
From the Georgia Peanut Commission: WASHINGTON (Nov. 4, 2015) – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., today voted to disapprove and overturn the President Obama’s onerous “Waters of the United States” regulation, calling the rule a massive federal land grab by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will expose farmers, ranchers, home owners, and businesses to significant …
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Release of Text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement regarding the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. “The release of the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is an important step forward in the process to make this landmark agreement for U.S. agriculture a reality. The text confirms that this …
Georgia General Assembly Members Questioning GATE
Recent discussions concerning GATE, the Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption, have been taking place. Bryan Tolar, president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida …
Understanding Importance of Agriculture in Alabama
David Sessions, who serves on the Alabama House of Representatives from District 105, is also the chairman of the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee. And he knows fewer and fewer folks across the nation are involved in agriculture. Download Audio
Senate Passes Resolution to Withdraw WOTUS Rule
On Tuesday, the Senate failed to pass S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, a bill that would have halted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineer’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. But today, the Senate passed S.J. Res. 22, a joint resolution of disapproval of WOTUS. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows …