USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is encouraging small acreage producers to use plasticulture for specialty crop production and even has funding available to help make that happen. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Prepare Waste Management Now
Spring is just around the corner and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama environmental engineer Bill Prices says now is a good time for producers to start preparing nutrient management plans for the year. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical …
Deer Composters Make Fertilizer
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is helping to promote a project that allows deer hunters to use the leftovers from their hunting successes to make fertilizer. They are encouraging hunting camps, landowners and even meat processors to install deer composters, like the one in the picture. More information can be obtained about the composters anywhere in the state …
Alabama NRCS Encourages WRP
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is encouraging growers to take a look at enrolling land in the Wetlands Reserve Program this year. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
AL Grazing Management is Important
USDA’s Natural Resouces Conservation Service in Alabama has information to help livestock producers with grazing management to help make better use of grass that’s available.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Web Soil Survey Benefits Landowners
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has been the lead agency in completing a national soil mapping effort that Florida landowners can utilize by going to the on-line Web Soil Survey. Report (1:30 mp3) And that mapping process is currently underway at one of the nation’s largest ranches, Deseret Ranch.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle …
Soil Compaction and Conservation Tillage
How to manage soil compaction was a topic at last week’s Conservation Tillage Workshops sponsored by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
Conservation Tillage Workshops Held
Workshops were held this week for Alabama and Florida farmers wanting to learn more about conservation tillage methods from other farmers and researchers. Randall Weiseman talked with Agronomist Ben Moore with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Report (1:30 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS THE DEADLINE – HAVE YOU RETURNED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE YET? University of Florida extension agronomist David Wright …
AL EQIP Programs Benefit Many
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program has a variety of aspects to it that Alabama NRCS says can benefit many operations across the state.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025
NRCS Web Tools
As broadband internet access grows around rural America, use of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s web-based tools and information are also starting to grow with producers. One of the most useful web-based tools NRCS has developed is the Web Soil Survey which provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Report (1:00 mp3) FEBRUARY 4TH IS …