First National Goal to Reduce Food Waste

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2015 — Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of the effort, the federal government will lead a new partnership with charitable organizations, faith-based organizations, the …

Rural Home-ownership – Part 1

Today Cathy Isom fills us in on how the USDA is supporting home-ownership in rural America. Download Audio USDA Rural Development operates over fifty financial assistance programs for a variety of rural applications. For more information on these programs click here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Hoping for Peanut Exports to Pick Up / Introducing Peanuts to Infants

Peanut growers and others in the industry really hope exports to other countries pick up soon. Tyron Spearman has that story, along with information about how peanuts are being introduced to infants and why. Exports: Download Audio Infants: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …

Florida Rancher Pleased with NRCS Program

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is reminding Florida farmers and ranchers that applications are being taken until December 18 for financial and technical assistance through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program for fiscal year 2016 funding. Florida rancher Jim Russakis is one person who is pleased with ACEP and how the program has worked for his operation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR …

Alabama Announces Signup Batching Date for RCPP

Acting State Conservationist for USDA’s-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, Kurt Simon, has more information about the signup batching date for a project which focuses on improving water quality and quantity through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …

Southeast AgNet This Week: HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrate 50 Years; Cotton Production Down/ Peanuts Up

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a feature on HM. CLAUSE, a global vegetable seed company, as well as an update on the increase in peanut production and decrease in cotton production. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …

University of Florida hosting its annual Soil and Water Research Science Forum

From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The United Nations has declared 2015 the “International Year of Soils” and the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is recognizing this with its 16th annual Soil and Water Science Research Forum on Sept. 17 in the J. Wayne Reitz Union. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle …

Trans-Pacific Partnership Update

House Agriculture Committee members met with U.S. Trade Representative Micheal Froman last week in regards to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. With the outlook for exports softening, committee members stressed the importance of expanding opportunities for trade. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …

Two Choices

Everett Griner talks about global warming, fact or fiction in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026

Scott Won’t Step in to Block Bear Hunt

From The News Service of Florida The Capital, Tallahassee, September 15, 2015–Gov. Rick Scott will not use executive authority to block the state’s first bear-hunting season in more than two decades, despite pleas from animal-rights groups. While anti-hunt groups have been collecting petitions and planning protests across the state on the eve of next month’s hunt, the governor’s office said …