From the Georgia Peanut Commission: TIFTON, Ga. (Nov. 13, 2015) Nominations are now open for the Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer. The state winner will be announced at the Georgia Peanut Farm Show on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in Tifton, Georgia. The award is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission and BASF. The Outstanding Georgia Young Peanut Farmer Award is …
Bear Hunt a Success or Slaughter?
From: The News Service of Florida By Margie Menzel State Calls Bear Hunt a Success, Opponents Call it a Slaughter THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 12, 2015–Florida wildlife officials Thursday called last month’s bear hunt a success, with 304 bears killed in two days and few hunters cited for violations — but critics called it a slaughter, saying most of the …
Florida Faces Second Challenge on ‘Amendment 1’ Spending
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 12, 2015………. A Gainesville-based environmental group has launched a second legal challenge to how lawmakers carried out a constitutional amendment that requires spending on land acquisition and preservation. The Florida Defenders of the Environment wants a Leon County circuit judge to block the Department of Environmental Protection, …
Restoring Longleaf Forests Helps Bobwhite, Other Species Rebound at Florida Research Station
Thanks to help from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida, the Tall Timbers Plantation Research Station and Land Conservancy in Tallahassee, Florida, is home to healthy longleaf forests. And NRCS has just announced it is making available $10.6 million for fiscal year 2016 to aid private landowners wanting to restore longleaf forests. Download Audio
USDA Helps Restore and Manage Longleaf Pine Forests in Alabama
From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama will receive $2.6 million in funding to aid forest managers in restoring longleaf ecosystems across the state. Download Audio
UF/IFAS Researchers Get Grant to Study Organic Strawberry Production
Thanks to a new $2 million federal grant, researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) will address production constraints for organic strawberry producers. Download Audio
A Veterans Day Note to USDA Employees from Secretary Vilsack
Secretary Vilsack shared his thoughts on Veterans Day with USDA employees, many of whom are veterans themselves: Dear Employees, I’d like to take a moment to honor the men and women of our military. Every day, they confront and triumph over those that threaten our national security in order to keep us safe. America’s veterans embody the values that stand …
Corps of Engineers Hears Concerns about Bay in Eastpoint
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL EASTPOINT, Fla., November 9, 2015……….With a crisis facing the Apalachicola Bay in Florida’s Panhandle, about 130 people attended an event held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Monday in Eastpoint to voice their concerns about the agency’s plans for the waters that feed the bay. The “open house” was …
Florida’s Natural Growers Celebrates Record Results for 2014-15
From: Florida’s Natural Growers November 9, 2015 – Lake Wales, FL: The 82nd Annual Stockholders Meeting of Florida’s Natural Growers was held at the Lake Wales Country Club on November 9. During his opening remarks, Chairman Dennis Broadaway commented, “These record-breaking financial results could not have been achieved without the continuing success of our flagship brand, Florida’s Natural, as well …
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review November 6
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review: El Niño brings the rain, the Abraham Lincoln Honor Awards, and the co-op benefit. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.gov/oce www.rd.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov