Solar Projects for the Farm and Home

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

Kevin Tunison of the National Arboretum says that they have recently installed a solar powered drip irrigation system for one of it’s research nurseries and that homeowners can scale similar projects to suit an agricultural, commercial and even a home landscaping application. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

FSA Accepting Nominations

Randall Weiseman General

Tyron Spearman has a reminder that that farmer and rancher candidate nominations are underway for local Farm Service Agency county committees. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Woman of the Year in Agriculture Applications Being Accepted

Randall Weiseman Florida, General

Tallahassee- Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced that nominations are being accepted for the 2009 “Woman of the Year in Agriculture” award. The award, now in its 25th year, recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to Florida agriculture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …

Air Quality Issues

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

Acting State Conservationist for Florida NRCS Michele Laur has had experience working with air quality issues during her tenure in DC and says that those issues will continue to be a priority. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Implications of Clean Water Restoration Act

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Specialty Crops

The Clean Water Restoration Act has been passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Don Parmeter, co-chair of the National Water and Conservation Alliance, says that bill has vast implications. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Home Grown O.J.

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Citrus, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner tells us that FL and CA are not threatened by this. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Debate on Climate Change Bill

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia

The debate regarding the Waxman-Markey bill continues and the House Ag Committee’s Top Republican, Frank Lucas, says the cost-benefit issues for ag in the climate bill are too profound to overcome. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

So Gardens Plants 1st Comercial Field Trials of Resistant Citrus Trees

Gary Cooper Citrus, Florida, General

This release in today from Southern Gardens Citrus, Clewiston, FL, June 22, 2009 – Southern Gardens Citrus has planted the first research field trials of potential canker and greening disease-resistant citrus trees in its Hendry County citrus groves. The trees, noted to be resistant to canker and greening in the lab, were planted in small plots to determine if the …