For the last 40 years, we have celebrated Earth Day on the 22nd of April. In the first of her two part series on Earth Day, Cathy Isom gives us a little history on how Earth Day came about. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …
Florida Landowners Can Apply for Cogongrass Treatment Cost-Share Program
Cogongrass Treatment Cost-Share Program Now Accepting Applications From Private Landowners From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced today that the Florida Forest Service is now accepting applications for the Cogongrass Treatment Cost-Share Program. Applications for the program will be accepted through July 29, 2016. “Cogongrass is one …
WOTUS Still on the Minds of Many
The “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule from the Environmental Protection Agency may be on hold for now in the courts, but agriculture lawmakers and leaders are not forgetting about their battle with the EPA over the pending regulation. Representative David Scott of Georgia, who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, told this to farm leaders during a hearing on …
Shere Named as USDA’s Chief Veterinary Officer
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: Dr. Jack Shere, a long-time employee of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), was recently named USDA’s Chief Veterinary Officer leading APHIS’s Veterinary Services program. Dr. Shere joined APHIS in 1990 and has held a variety of field and leadership positions – serving as the area commander during the exotic Newcastle disease …
Preventing Food Waste
Has it been a while since you’ve opened that handy fruits and vegetable drawer in the fridge? Chances are you may be cleaning it out soon and tossing what’s left. Cathy Isom gives us some helpful hints on reducing food waste at home one habit at a time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance …
Baseball and Peanuts
Peanuts and baseball have been paired together for a long time, and now that the 2016 Major League baseball season is underway, Tyron Spearman reports fans across the country are enjoying peanuts at their favorite ballpark. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Subcommittee Examines Credit Conditions in Farm Country
The second in a series of hearings entitled Focus on the Farm Economy, where each subcommittee examines the growing pressure in rural America, took place today in Washington D.C. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Financial Assistance Helps Florida Nursery Owners Save Water
Nursery owners in the Florida Counties of Lake, Seminole, Orange, Osceola, Polk and Volusia can apply until May 20 for financial and technical assistance to install water conservation practices through a special signup for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding …
Alabama Seeking Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama has announced it is seeking partner proposals to protect and restore critical wetlands through the Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership, a special enrollment option under USDA’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the …
Atlanta Burger Week Runs Through Saturday
In our weekly Georgia Beef Board report, brought to you by your beef checkoff in Georgia, Kaytlyn Malia has information about Atlanta Burger Week, which runs through this Saturday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …