StrikeForce Initiative Good for Rural Development in Alabama

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Ron Sparks, director of Alabama’s Development Office says USDA’s StrikeForce Initiative in Alabama will go a long way in assisting the 23 persistent poverty areas in the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …

Florida NRCS Water Quality Initiative Deadline Coming Up

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

Florida NRCS District Conservationist Mary Jane Nelson reminds producers in selected watersheds that they still have until this Friday, June 21, to apply for cost share assistance through the Natural Resources Conservation Service National Water Quality Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …

FSA Loans Available to Alabama Farmers Through StrikeForce Initiative

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Fruits, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Daniel Robinson, state executive director for Alabama’s Farm Service Agency, explains their role in the StrikeForce Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps …

Florida Producers Eligible for NRCS National Water Quality Initiative

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Mary Jane Nelson with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, reminds producers in the Deep Creek and Clarks Creek Watersheds on the Lower St. Johns River and the Little Scurlock Creek in the Lower Choctawhatchee River, about the June 21st funding deadline for the National Water Quality Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight …

Alabama NRCS Receives More Funds for StrikeForce Initiative

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Alabama NRCS State Conservationist Dr. Bill Puckett says they have recently received more funding through the StrikeForce Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

New Florida NRCS State Conservationist Committed to Local Partnerships

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

New Florida NRCS State Conservationist Russell Morgan says he intends on maintaining and growing their many local and state partnerships. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle …

Funding Deadline Soon for Two Conservation Programs in Alabama

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Dr. Bill Puckett, state conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, wants to remind landowners of the upcoming June 7, 2013 funding deadline for the Wetlands Reserve Program and the Grasslands Reserve Program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

Florida NRCS Welcomes New State Conservationist

Randall Weiseman Florida, Livestock, Nursery Crops, USDA-NRCS

Russell Morgan has taken over the reins as State Conservationist in Florida for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, also known as the NRCS. He will lead the agency’s 163 employees in 50 offices across the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …

Alabama StrikeForce Initiative Will Require Efforts From All Partners

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President of Tuskegee University Dr. Gilbert Rochon says that the recently announced StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity in Alabama will require a sustained effort by all levels and areas of the market. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …

Deadline for Conservation Easement Funding in Florida is Approaching

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Landowners interested in restoring or enhancing wetlands and/or grasslands only have about a week left to take advantage of several easement programs offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Florida Assistant State Conservationist for Easement Programs Roney Gutierrez says the 2013 funding deadline for the Wetlands Reserve Program, the Grassland Reserve Program and the Everglades Initiative is coming up May …