Southwest Florida is One of Four Areas Selected to Showcase Climate Resilience Approach

From the Environmental Protection Agency: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Interior (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today recognized four collaborative landscape partnerships across the country where Federal agencies will focus efforts with partners to conserve and restore important lands and waters and make them more resilient to a changing climate. …

FoodKeeper App

Cathy Isom explains how this new handy smart tool to help consumers stop tossing food before its time is right at our fingertips. Download Audio Learn more about the USDA FoodKeeper App. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Southeast AgNet This Week: More on Avian Influenza

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes updates on how the avian influenza outbreaks are being handled. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Commissioner Putnam Reads to Fourth Grade Students in Celebration of Ag Literacy Day at the Capitol

From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam celebrated Florida Agriculture Literacy Day on Tuesday by reading a new book on Florida farming to fourth graders from Governor’s Charter School in the historic Senate Chambers of the Old Capitol in Tallahassee. “Florida Ag Literacy Day helps our next generation …

Obama Trip to Everglades Draws Scott Funding Rebuke

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 21, 2015………. Gov. Rick Scott wants the federal government to catch up on payments for the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, as President Barack Obama heads to South Florida on Wednesday to discuss climate change. Obama is set to appear at Everglades National Park to address the economic …

Celebrate Earth Day in Florida

From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites residents and visitors across the state to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22. The department is partnering with organizations statewide to host state park cleanups, educational workshops and celebratory festivals. Earth Day is a nationwide event that began on Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

FL NRCS Reminds Farmers to Certify Conservation Compliance by June 1

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers to make sure they have filed a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form in order to become or remain eligible for crop insurance premium support. Russell Morgan, state conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, says this is highly important. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Alabama Landowners Play Pivotal Role Aiding Gulf Recovery with USDA Assistance

In the five years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, farmers, ranchers and forest managers in Alabama and other Gulf Coast states have partnered with USDA to voluntarily help Gulf of Mexico ecosystems recover. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, …

Big ‘Uns

Everett Griner talks about world record plants in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …

Georgia Assisting in Avian Influenza Response Efforts in Minnesota

Based on a request from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Poultry Lab have sent employees to Minnesota to assist in response efforts to the avian influenza outbreak. I talked with both Georgia State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Cobb and Dan Duncan, livestock and poultry division manager, about these efforts. First, Dr. Cobb explains what …