An international team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other research organizations have sequenced the complete genome of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata. This pest attacks more than 260 fruit, vegetable and nut crops worldwide, causing billions of dollars annually in direct damage, export sanctions, lost markets, and other costs. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers …
FDA Allows Peanuts to be called Healthy
From the National Peanut Board: Sept. 29, 2016 – ATLANTA – The Food and Drug Administration is now allowing peanuts to be called “healthy.” FDA announced on Wednesday that they are beginning the public process to redefine the “healthy” nutrient content claim for food labeling. In the interim, FDA has issued guidelines that allows industry to refer to peanuts as …
USDA Designates 9 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Sep. 29, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 9 counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Those counties are: Baldwin, Bibb, Hancock, Houston, Jones, Peach, Taliaferro, Twiggs and Wilkinson Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Georgia also qualify …
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Holds Talks to Prevent Future Labor Delays
From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Today, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary W. Black joined Senators David Perdue and Johnny Isakson for a listening session with the Department of Labor to discuss farm labor issues that adversely affected Georgia farmers last spring. “We are talking today about what we need to do now to ensure our farmers have Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Congress Makes History, Ratifies Long-Awaited Treaty Tied to Global Food Security
From the American Seed Trade Association: Alexandria, Va.—September 29, 2016— Congress made history last night by passing a broadly supported Treaty to strengthen American agriculture and enhance global food security. First signed by President George W. Bush, and pending for nearly 15 years, the now ratified International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (“The Treaty”) will ensure …
Signup Batching Date for NRCS Programs in Alabama is October 21
It was announced last week that October 21 is the sign-up batching date for Alabama producers for 2017 funding for EQIP, RCPP, CSP and ACEP. Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist for programs for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama (NRCS), invites producers to stop by its local NRCS office. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …
New Gulf Restoration Strategy Helps Florida Coastland
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida has announced it will invest $9,635,389 in the state to install conservation practices on 70,410 acres of private land to improve water quality and coastal ecosystems. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, …
Finding the Best Farmers Market
American Farmland Trust Reveals Top Ranked Farmers Markets in America Wednesday marked the end of American Farmland Trust’s annual summer-long Farmers Market Celebration ? an effort to encourage shoppers across the nation to endorse their local farmers market as ?Best in Class,? rallying support for local farms and family farmers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied …
China Announces it Will Lift Ban on U.S. Beef
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (Sept. 22, 2016) – Following a 13-year ban on U.S. beef exports to China, an announcement from the Chinese Government indicates they will begin accepting U.S. beef from animals under 30 months of age. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role …
Florida Agriculture, Natural Resources Employment Up 29 Percent in 13 Years
From the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences: By: Brad Buck GAINESVILLE, Fla. — About 1.56 million people worked full- or part-time in agriculture, natural resources and food industries in 2014, an increase of about 40,000 workers from 2013, and nearly 29 percent from 2001, according to a new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural …