From the University of Florida: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In 1914, cattle in Escambia County grazed in open fields. The fledgling aviation industry, with its flimsy bi-planes and open-air cockpits, got the first United States Navy flight school in Pensacola. Air-conditioning was mere rumor. And University of Florida Extension agent Ed Finlayson started the Barrineau Park 4-H Club. A century later, …
Vilsack Announces Conservation Funding
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hosted a teleconference this afternoon to announce conservation funding to help landowners protect and restore key farmlands, grasslands and wetlands across the nation through a new Natural Resources Conservation Service Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida …
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review September 5
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
Groups Release ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Mapping Tool
From the National Pork Producers Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., September 5, 2014 – The National Pork Producers Council, along with other agricultural groups, today unveiled an interactive website that shows land likely to be regulated by the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) under a proposed rule from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sponsored ContentCIR …
Commissioner Putnam Launches “Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy”
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: Bradenton, FL – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced the launch of an innovative mapping technology to more precisely assess communities in need across Florida. “Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy” uses Geographic Information Systems, or GIS technology, to view data from the statewide view down to the street …
USDA Announces First Quarter Sugar Feedstock Flexibility Program Expectations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation has announced it does not expect to purchase sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program in fiscal year 2015. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober …
FFVA Convention to Focus on the Future of Florida Agriculture
From the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association: MAITLAND, Fla. (Aug. 29, 2014) – The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association’s annual convention will focus squarely on the future of Florida agriculture with a look at opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. FFVA 2014, set for Sept. 17-19 in Naples, will bring together hundreds of Florida growers, allied industry representatives and agricultural …
The Lambrechts are Alabama NRCS 2015 Small Farmers of the Year
From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama: The Lambrechts of Oakview Farms in Elmore County were named the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 2015 Small Farmers of the Year. To learn more about this CLICK HERE. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Dairy Farmer and Farm Bill Programs
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week features details on a new risk management program for dairy farmers as well as Farm Bill programs available through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future …
Florida State Land Sale Garners More Than $15 Million for Conservation Purchases
From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection: TALLAHASSEE – Today, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of State Lands closed on the sale of A.G. Holley. The approximately 79.91-acre parcel of improved state-owned non-conservation land was the site of a former state hospital, which closed in 2012. Governor Scott and the Board of Trustees voted to approve the sale …