According to the state climatologist, there are some counties in Georgia that are really suffering again this year from drought conditions, as Tyron Spearman has the latest. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Money Secured to Implement Farm Bill
Today Tyron Spearman updates us about funds needed to actually implement the farm bill and also on how certain Senators are working on an energy plan to be discussed more after the summer break. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
FL Commissioner Spotlight on Dealer Search
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about how Ag producers can reduce their risks by making sure that Ag dealers they sell to are licensed. To check online to see if a particular Ag dealer is properly licensed and bonded, click on Dealer Search. To check online to see which agricultural dealers (licensed and unlicensed) …
Florida Governor Supports Biofuels Production
Florida Governor Charlie Crist spoke to a group of over 450 gathered for the third annual Florida Farm to Fuel summit in Orlando Thursday, following an address by US Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer. “You know that Florida is a top agricultural state already,” Crist told the group. “The development of ethanol and other biofuels is incredibly important to Florida’s …
Secretary Schafer in Florida
US Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer made several stops in Florida today, starting with the third annual Farm to Fuel Summit in Orlando, where I had a chance to sit down and chat with him for a few minutes. During his address to the conference, Schafer talked about the great potential Florida has in helping to meet the nation’s energy needs …
EWP Funds to Help With Disaster Recovery
USDA has announced $390 million is available through the NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program for landowners and communities to cope with the aftermath of recent floods, fires, drought, tornadoes and other natural disasters. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Carbon Credits Trading Boom
Nearly 1,800 farm operators nationwide will soon receive checks for the sale of carbon credits. AgraGate, which has partnered with Florida Farm Bureau this year to get information about carbon credits out in the state, has paid out more than $4.2 million to landowners around the country, more than triple last year. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers …
FL Congressman Putnam testifies for food safety bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Testifying before an Agriculture subcommittee this week, Congressman Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) urged support for legislation to modernize and improve the nation’s food safety laws. “Our governing food safety laws are outdated and must be reformed,†said Putnam. “The latest outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul not only called into question the integrity of the system designed to protect our …
Bronson Details Impacts of Salmonella Outbreak on Florida
WASHINGTON — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles Bronson appeared before a congressional subcommittee here today to discuss the federal government’s handling of the ongoing salmonella outbreak and its impact on Florida’s tomato industry. A text of the Commissioner’s testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee follows. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
USDA & Energy Depts Announce $10M for Bioenergy Research
WASHINGTON, DC -July 31, 2008– Agriculture Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan and Energy Department (DOE) Under Secretary for Science Raymond Orbach and today announced plans to award 10 grants totaling more than $10 million to accelerate fundamental research in the development of cellulosic biofuels. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …