Yara International pledges $100,000 in scholarships to UF/IFAS students Yara International has pledged $100,000 in scholarships to students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida to study agriculture. The five-year grant, called the Yara Crop Innovation Scholarship, will be split evenly between undergraduate and graduate students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life …
UF/IFAS Extension Teaches How To Care For Your Flocks
As backyard poultry takes off, UF/IFAS Extension teaches residents how to care for their flocks Jacksonville, FL – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension has become the go-to educational resource for Duval County residents who want to raise chickens in their own backyards.
USDA Increases Sugar Quantity, Access
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an increase to the fiscal year 2016 Overall Allotment Quantity (OAQ) for domestic sugar, reassigned some of the projected surplus sugar marketing allotments among processors, and reassigned part of the surplus cane sugar marketing allotment to raw cane sugar imports. USDA recognizes that America’s beet sugar producers have made significant investments in a …
UF/IFAS study: Nutrition Labels May Lead to Buying More Raw Seafood
Gainesville, Fla. – If grocers put nutrition labels on packages of raw fish — a good nutrient source for cardiovascular health — parents may be more likely to buy the fish, a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences study shows.
Florida, Alabama Senators Ask Leaders for Help in ‘Water Wars’
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: After earlier attempts failed, U.S. senators from Florida and Alabama are working on a new effort to get Congress to intervene in their states’ long-running “water wars” with Georgia. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., on Monday joined Alabama Republicans Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions in writing a letter to
Citrus Department Proposes Staff, Tax Cuts
By Jim Turner THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA The Capital, Tallahassee – Florida citrus growers could save more than $11 million in taxes they pay on boxes of oranges and grapefruit under a proposed Department of Citrus budget that would trim jobs to meet the demands of a troubled industry.
ACEP Easements Available in Alabama
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama wants producers in two counties to know that May 31 is the deadline to apply for wetland reserve easement through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Download Audio
Florida Nursery Owners Reminded of Nearing Deadline
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida reminds nursery owners in six counties that May 20 is the deadline to apply for financial and technical assistance to install water conservation practices. Download Audio
“Amseed” is Now “BetterSeed”
New ASTA Website Offers Improved User Experience From the American Seed Trade Association: Alexandria, Va.—May 12, 2016—The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) has a new website! BetterSeed.org is the go-to source for all information related to the research, development and movement of quality seed to meet the world’s demand for food, feed, fiber and fuel.
Alabama NRCS Seeks Proposals to Protect and Restore Wetlands
Collectively nationwide, NRCS easement programs help productive farm, ranch and grasslands continue in agricultural production and protect the nation’s critical farmland, wetlands and grasslands. And in Alabama, those interested in submitting proposals for possible funding have until May 16 through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. Download Audio