(WASHINGTON, D.C.) U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) and U.S. Representative Frank Lucas (R-Okla.), ranking members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees respectively, have sent letters to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson regarding the climate change legislation analysis models used by both USDA and the EPA. Full text of the …
GCC Annual Meeting Speaker Lineup
The Georgia Cotton Commission’s 3rd Annual Meeting is coming up January 27, 2010 and Karen Nikitopoulos, communications program manager, says the one day event is a great opportunity for producers to receive a vast amount of information to help their operations. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Financial Relief Coming for Dairy Producers
USDA has announced they are implementing the Dairy Economic Loss Assistance Payment program to help struggling dairy producers. Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service Jim Miller says dairy producers who qualify will receive a portion of the available $290 million of funding to help them with some economic relief. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
GPC Nominations Accepted Monday and Tuesday
Nominations meetings for three positions on the Georgia Peanut Commission will take place next week as Tyron Spearman has the details. 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 …
Losing Your Land
Eminent Domain laws mean trouble as Everett Griner explains. 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
NRCS Conducting Pilot Project on Hoop Houses
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is conducting a pilot project to increase the availability of locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way. Leonard Jordan, NRCS regional conservationist for the East, explains more on the study to verify the effectiveness of ‘hoop houses’. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Immigration Reform Legislation Introduced
House Democrats have unveiled a new comprehensive immigration reform bill, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009. 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 …
Formation of the Global Research Alliance
The U.S. is on of 21 Nations that have formed the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases during the climate change talks in Copenhagen. 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 …
The Gift of Goodies
As we enter the last weekend of shopping before Christmas Day many consumers may still be fraught to find that perfect gift but it may be as close as their own kitchen. 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 …
Estate Tax Extension Blocked
Recently the House passed a one-year extension of current rates for the estate tax, but it now appears the tax law will expire at the end of the year as Senate Republicans blocked efforts to renew it. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …