From American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14, 2015 – American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman announced today that he will not seek reelection in January 2016 following 16 years at the helm of the nation’s largest, most influential general farm organization. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texas, is the 11th president during AFBF’s almost …
Agricultural Export Values Still on the Decline
The latest trade data we have continues to show declines in the value of U.S. agricultural exports. Gary Crawford has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Florida NRCS Offers Various Programs
Santa Rosa County, Florida District Conservationist, Trent Mathews, says USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service offers many programs that can help landowners and encourages folks to learn more about them. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely …
USDA Has New Tool to Monitor Dams
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants landowners to know about a new web-based application that provides real-time monitoring of rainfall and other events that could pose potential threats to dam safety. Download Audio For more information click here. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …
TPP Remains on Track for Final Talks this Month
Trade with other countries is of course very important to agriculture as a whole. And a trade deal linking 40 percent of the global economy remains on track for a potential agreement, as the 12 nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership are slated to meet later this month for the last round of talks. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
Southeast AgNet This Week: FFA Helps Careers; USDA Program Signup
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a discussion about how Future Farmers of America and ag education is furthering careers and a report informing dairy producers they can now enroll in USDA’s Margin Protection Program. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …
Alabama Couple Earn Southern Regional Tree Farmer Award
An Alabama couple stood tall over more than 82,000 tree farmers when they were announced as the Southern Regional Tree Farmers of the Year last week. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Florida’s Agritourism Industry is Soaring
Florida’s top two industries are tourism and agriculture, and when you combine the two, it becomes something special for many folks across the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Applications Accepted for 2015 Florida Woman of the Year in Agriculture
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting nominations for the 2015 Woman of the Year in Agriculture Award through August 15. Download Audio For more information about the program or to download the 2015 nomination application visit FreshFromFlorida.com. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …
The Morrill Act: 153 Years of Innovations for American Agriculture
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: July in America. It is summer time and school’s out. It is about vacations and maybe a trip to the beach. It is Independence Day—the 4th of July—and parades and fireworks. It is about barbecues, hotdogs, and burgers. 2015 marks America’s 239th birthday. July is also the month for another important birthday in America—passage …