Numbers are in for the costs the pandemic had on restaurants. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. Detailed numbers are coming in for consumers’ food-buying habits during the pandemic. USDA Economic Research Service’s Food Expenditure Series shows significantly lower spending at restaurants during 2020, which was expected because of the many closures because of the pandemic. The question has been: …
Promoting EQIP in Georgia
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia wants to remind producers and landowners across the state that technical or financial assistance can be applied for year-round through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Through EQIP, agricultural producers receive assistance to implement structural and management conservation practices that optimize environmental benefits on working agricultural land. Georgia State Conservationist Terrance O. Rudolph says EQIP covers all …
Promoting EQIP in Florida
Many producers and landowners are familiar with the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). But Florida State Conservationist Juan Hernandez, with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), invites you to learn more about all of the practices offered under EQIP. Through EQIP, assistance is available to help producers and landowners plan and implement conservation practices to provide environmental benefits on cropland, pasture, forestland, and associated agricultural land, …
Promoting EQIP in Alabama
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 ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well …
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 …