The National Rural Summit

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The National Summit on Rural America was held last week where Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, spoke on the importance of supporting new economic and social opportunities within rural communities. Reasons for The National Rural Summit: Download Audio Pillars to Revitalizing Rural America: Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …

FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

Randall Weiseman FL Commissioner Report, Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, which provides Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program participants with coupons that can be used to purchase locally grown, fresh Florida fruits and vegetables. More information is available online by clicking on WIC/FMNP. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

Fresh Squeezed Tires: Yokohama Uses Citrus Byproduct

Dan Citrus, Florida, General

An article recently posted on the “Car and Driver” Web site reports that Yokohama has come out some new “orange oil” tires made in part with high-quality citrus oil. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff has the juicy tire news. Download Audio Register Now for the Florida Citrus Industry Annual Conference June 9-11 Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …

Vilsack Announces Purchase of Up to $6 Million of Fresh Tomatoes

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA’s intention to purchase up to $6 million of fresh tomatoes for federal food nutrition assistance programs. “USDA has been carefully monitoring the situation in Florida in order to determinate how we can help growers get through the very difficult situation caused by the freeze earlier this year,” said …

Citrus Expo: Plan Now To Stay For Day Two

Tacy Callies Citrus, Citrus Expo News, Florida, General, International

Here are just a few reasons you won’t want to miss the second day (Aug. 19) of Citrus Expo 2010: Day-two seminars will include key feature presentations with important information every grower needs to know about controlling the latest threat to Florida’s groves ­­– citrus black spot. This year’s seminar series has been planned as a complete day-and-a-half package. To best benefit …

AL NRCS Updates Rules for CSP

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, General, Livestock, Peanuts, USDA-NRCS

On Thursday USDA announced they had published the final regulations governing the Conservation Stewardship Program and John Curtis, Resource Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, says there have been a few changes. Download Audio To learn more about CSP click Here Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

FL Announces Extra Harvesting Day for Apalachicola Oysters

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson and Chairman Rodney Barreto of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) today announced that the summer oyster harvesting areas in the Apalachicola Bay System will now include harvest on Saturdays, giving fishermen six days of harvesting per week. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …