USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama wants to remind producers across the state that all of the programs they offer have continuous signup. Alabama State Conservationist, Ben Malone, says that includes the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Through EQIP, agricultural producers receive financial and technical assistance to implement structural and management conservation practices that optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land. From time to …
USDA Accepting Applications for Organic Programs
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program and Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The programs help producers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux says, “By helping with organic certification costs – long identified as a barrier to …
Beef Checkoff Meeting in Alabama This Week
A meeting of the Beef Checkoff Council in Alabama will take place this week. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, says discussions will be held on both the state and national Beef Checkoff programs. For more information about the Beef Checkoff program in Alabama, contact the ACA office in Montgomery at 334-265-1867. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …
GCC, UGA Extension Caution Dryland Growers About Shallow-Planted Seed
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and University of Georgia Extension recommend dryland cotton producers be mindful of how deep they are planting their seed this spring. Hot and dry conditions are rampant across Southeast Georgia and should worsen this week. Growers can endanger their seed if it is planted too shallow. This is according to Wes Porter, …
Approximately $6 Billion Provided to Commodity and Specialty Crop Producers Impacted by Natural Disasters
First Wave of Payments Based on Crop Insurance Data (WASHINGTON, May 16, 2022) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield and …
Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
The focus on improving the climate through agriculture continues. The first round of funding through the new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities received more than 450 proposals. The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity provides up to $1 billion for pilot projects that create market opportunities for commodities produced using climate-smart practices. The proposals from the first round of funding ranged from $5 million …
USDA Report Indicates Advancing Conservation Trends
We told you back in March that a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showed the use of no-till, crop rotations, more efficient irrigation methods and advanced technologies have climbed in recent years. The report is from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and it shows how progress was made through voluntary conservation over a 10-year period. The report was developed by USDA’s Conservation …
Various Promotions Underway for Beef Month in Georgia
May is Beef Month in Georgia, and the Georgia Beef Board (GBB) has a variety of promotions taking place this month to get the beef message out to consumers. GBB Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, runs through some of the Beef Checkoff promotions that are taking place. For more information, contact the GBB office in Macon at 478-474-1815. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association YCLP Class 9 Underway
Back in January we told you the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) was accepting applications for Class 9 of their Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP), which is funded in part by the Alabama State Beef Checkoff. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley told us this week, the participants were chosen and the class is underway. For more information about the YCLP program …
GCC Encourages Applicants for Commodity Commission
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission encourages those growers interested in serving on the Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commission for cotton to apply before the May 30 deadline. Farmers must be a producer of the commodity of the commission, commit to attend meetings and represent the growers of their specific commodity. “Several of Georgia’s agricultural commodity commissions, their producer board …