In our weekly “Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate”, filling in for the Commissioner today is Deputy Commissioner Hassey Brooks. And Hassey, we understand tomorrow is a special day for people in the agriculture community. Can you tell us what’s taking place? To learn more about National Ag Day 2023, click here. That’s our weekly Around the State with Alabama Department …
New GCA President Hoping to Increase Membership
During the recent Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Convention in Columbus, GCA members elected Joe Garner of Blairsville as their new President. Southeast AgNet’s Will Jordan was there and talked to Garner about his hopes to increase membership in the Association. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical …
New ACA President Looks Forward to Upcoming Year
During last month’s Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention in Montgomery, ACA members elected Chuck Madaris of Hope Hull as their new President. Southeast AgNet’s Will Jordan has the story. 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
Grant Awarded to the Alabama Agricultural Development Authority for Meat and Poultry Processing
(ADAI/MONTGOMERY, AL/March 17, 2023) — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $15 million to the lender Alabama Agricultural Development Authority (AADA) to support meat and poultry slaughter and processing businesses in Alabama. The USDA Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP) is awarded to the lender, AADA, in the form of a grant. Businesses engaged in the processing of …
Florida Cattlemen Visit Lawmakers in Tallahassee
Week two of the 2023 Florida Legislative Session saw lawmakers talking to cattle ranchers from across the state. Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, explains what FCA members discussed while in Tallahassee. To learn more, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …
New Children’s Book from Farm Bureau Foundation
A new children’s book about agriculture is coming soon. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The latest children’s book from Feeding Minds Press, the publishing arm of the American Farm Bureau Foundation, offers a look at the various types of boots farmers and ranchers use. Farm Boots is the latest book from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for …
Giant African Land Snail Quarantine Established in Lee County
(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/March 16, 2023) — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and its Division of Plant Industry (DPI) announced that a quarantine has been established in specific areas of Lee County in response to previously detected Giant African Land Snails (GALS). Under the quarantine, it is unlawful to move a giant African land snail or a regulated article, including, but …
Alabama Applications for ACEP Funding are Due March 17
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama reminds farmers, ranchers and private landowners that Friday, March 17 is the deadline to apply for financial and technical assistance for 2023 Inflation Reduction Act funding through the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program (ACEP). This includes both the Agricultural Land (ALE) and Wetland Reserve (WRE) easement sign-up. While NRCS does accept ACEP-ALE and ACEP-WRE applications throughout the year, they …
Florida Applications for Conservation Easement Funding are Due March 17
Florida landowners in the St. Marks and Aucilla watersheds interested in protecting the conservation values of their land are being reminded the application deadline for conservation easement funding through the Red Hills to the Coast – Connecting Land and Water project is Friday, March 17, 2023. Led by the Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy, in partnership with the U.S. …
CSP Sign-up for Classic and IRA Funding Continues in Georgia
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia is encouraging Agricultural producers and forest landowners looking to build on previous conservation efforts and building climate resiliency to consider one of two funding opportunities available to them this year. NRCS is offering the statewide Classic Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) sign-up through March 31, 2023. CSP-Classic provides many benefits, including increased crop yields, decreased inputs, wildlife …