AUBURN, Ala. –Kathy Gotcher, District Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Moulton, Alabama, was presented the Jerry L. Johnson Award during the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts (AACD) Annual Meeting in Orange Beach, Alabama, on November 17, 2013. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …
Florida NRCS State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
Florida NRCS Program Specialist Ken Morgan invites agricultural producers interested in meeting their land management goal while protecting natural resources to their State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 . Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NRCS Getting Back to Basics with Soil Health Initiative
When it comes to the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s latest effort, a refocusing on soil health, NRCS Chief Jason Weller says it is all about getting back to basics. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Updated Statement From NPPC On Animal Abuses At An Oklahoma Farm
From the National Pork Producers Council: The National Pork Producers Council was contacted at 11:07 Eastern time this morning by Mercy For Animals, asking that it retract part of its earlier statement on a video the animal-rights group released today showing animal abuse on an Oklahoma farm. While NPPC was unaware that any reports of the abuse were made to …
Conservation Leaders Thoughout Alabama Gather at Annual Meeting
Sue Gaines, president of the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts, says their annual meeting is an opportunity for those involved in conservation efforts from across the state to gather and discuss various conservation needs, noting that the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is a large part of that conversation. Download Audio Click here for more on this meeting and …
Animal Ag Applaud EPA Decision to Lower Ethanol 2014 Requirements
From the National Chicken Council: WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 15, 2013 – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a proposed 2014 renewable fuel (RFS) standard that will require refiners to blend up to 15.21 billion gallons of biofuels into gasoline next year, which represents the first-ever reduction in a biofuels mandate that Congress created during the George W. Bush …
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on EPA 2014 Volume Standards
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statements on EPA’s proposal of 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards: “The Obama Administration remains committed to the production of clean, renewable energy from homegrown sources, and to the businesses that are hard at work to create the next generation of biofuels. It’s important to take a long-term approach …
EPA Ethanol Proposal Will Devastate Farmers, Rural Economy
From the National Corn Growers Association: ST. LOUIS (November 15, 2013) – The National Corn Growers Association expressed outrage today in the wake of an announcement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that will significantly weaken the Renewable Fuel Standard by reducing the volumes for corn-based ethanol for 2014. “This recommendation is ill-advised and should be condemned by all consumers …
EPA’s RFS Proposal Goes Backward on Biodiesel
From The American Soybean Association: ST. LOUIS (November 15, 2013) – In response to a Proposed Rule for the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard Required Volume Obligations (RVO) issued today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the American Soybean Association expressed concern that the biomass-based diesel levels for 2014 and 2015 would be reduced below the amount actually produced in 2013. …
Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen departs from USDA
WASHINGTON, November 15, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Agriculture Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen today made the following statements on Under Secretary Hagen’s departure from USDA: Statement from Under Secretary Hagen “Today I am announcing that I will be embarking in mid-December on a new challenge in the private sector. I am grateful to Secretary Vilsack for the opportunity …