The News Service of Florida by Jim Turner Free orange juice will continue to be available to travelers at Florida welcome centers as the Department of Citrus squeezes staff to help the embattled industry. The Florida Citrus Commission on Tuesday approved a preliminary $20.7 million budget that will eliminate 20 of 46 positions at the Department of Citrus, including 14 …
12 Public, Private Universities Calling for Increased Federal Investment in Agricultural Research
From the University of Florida/IFAS: By: Samantha Grenrock WASHINTON, D.C. – The University of Florida and 12 other prominent research institutions in the United States joined the SoAR Foundation today in calling for a surge in federal support of food and agricultural science. “Retaking the Field,” the report released by this coalition, highlights recent scientific innovations and illustrates how U.S. …
NACD Welcomes H.R. 5451 Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is pleased to support H.R. 5451, legislation introduced by Reps. Ann Kuster, D-N.H., and Rick Crawford, R-Ark., that would exempt landowners who participate in voluntary conservation programs from costly and unnecessary reporting requirements. “Federal reporting requirements were never intended to burden farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. “They were …
Alabama Livestock Producers Encouraged to Talk with NRCS
Alabama State Conservationist Ben Malone encourages livestock producers across his state to be in touch with their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office to make sure they are aware of programs that can help on their operations. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
NASS Working with NRCS on Conservation Effects Assessment Project
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is working with the National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) to quantify the environmental effects of conservation practices and programs and develop the science base for managing the agricultural landscape for environmental quality. Jay Johnson, director of the Eastern field offices for NASS, says it’s called the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP). Download Audio Sponsored …
UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program Celebrates 20 years of Serving Floridians
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At first, Sheila Bryant was skeptical about the cooking class offered by the University of Florida’s UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program. The program was started 20 years ago to help low-income families make better food choices to prevent chronic diseases. Bryant, who attended the “Cooking that Matters” class in Gainesville, Florida, believed that decades of eating her …
Contest to Reward Top Alabama Soybean Farmer
A $10,000 award is being offered by the Alabama Soybean Producers to a farmer who can grow 100 bushels, or more, of soybeans per acre. According to a story from the Alabama Farmer’s Federation, participants will have until July 15th to enter the 100-Bushel Yield Challenge. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …
University of Florida/IFAS Helping Farmers Break into Local Food Movement
From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When it comes to defining “local” food, things are hardly black and white. Instead, consumers perceive degrees of localness rather than firm local and non-local divisions, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have found. Now researchers are using these findings to help Florida farmers effectively market their produce …
Georgia Cotton Commission Pleased to See Help for Producers
We’ve been talking over the past few months how the cotton industry has been working with Congress and USDA to find ways to help address the significant challenges facing the U.S. cotton industry. And Georgia Cotton Commission’s Executive Director Richey Seaton says on Monday, USDA announced they will be providing an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments to cotton …
USDA Provides Targeted Assistance to Cotton Producers to Share in the Cost of Ginning
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, June 6, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments to cotton producers through the new Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program, in order to expand and maintain the Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …