From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Georgia Grown is extremely grateful to be the recipient of the 2016 Power Partner Award for their Partnership Commitment to the Georgia Visitor Information Centers, which was presented at the Regional Visitor Center’s Annual Convention at Lake Lanier. We are appreciative to the centers for providing us a venue to promote the real Sponsored …
Honoring Alabama Conservation Volunteers
Earth Team offers many opportunities for people who are interested in volunteering to improve the nation’s natural resources. And USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama has been celebrating National Volunteer Week this week by thanking and honoring its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef …
Volunteers Conserve Natural Resources in Florida
The Earth Team is USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service volunteer workforce that is making a difference in every county in the nation. NRCS works with private landowners to improve soil quality, conserve water, improve air quality and enhance wildlife habitat. And NRCS in Florida honors its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Georgia Vidalia Onions Coming Soon
Thanks to a bountiful Vidalia® onion crop, the Georgia Department of Agriculture has set Monday, April 25th as the official pack date for Vidalia® onions. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black explains why April 25th was chosen. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …
U.S. Trade Representative Froman Keynotes Spring Legislative Conference
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (April 13, 2016) – As part of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s annual Legislative Conference this morning, Ambassador Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative, stressed the cost of inaction on the Trans Pacific Partnership. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
Florida Wildlife Commission Sets Sights on Another Bear Hunt
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 13, 2016………. Armed with updated data showing a “robust” and growing black-bear population, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working to hold another bear hunt. Commission Chairman Brian Yablonski on Wednesday directed staff and commissioners to prepare to discuss during a June meeting how a …
Pressure On ‘Endangered’ River System by Environmentalists
From: News Service of Florida By Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida Environmentalists Ratchet Up Pressure On ‘Endangered’ River System The Capital, Tallahassee – After decades of legal battles between Florida, Georgia and Alabama over a river system they share, an environmental group on Tuesday warned that the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Basin is “at the breaking point.” Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations
USDA Expands Safety-Net for Dairy Operations Adding Next-Generation Family Members Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that dairy farms participating in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) can now update their production history when an eligible family member joins the operation. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, protects participating dairy producers when the margin – the difference between …
House Agriculture Committee announces hearing series examining growing pressure in rural America
From the House Committee on Agriculture: House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) announced today that the committee will begin a series of hearings titled Focus on the Farm Economy. Each of the six subcommittees will examine growing pressure in rural America from the perspective of the subcommittee. The first hearing in the series—Focus on the Farm Economy: Growing …
RCPP Funds Available in Alabama
Alabama State Conservationist Ben Malone, with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), reminds those interested that partner proposals are being accepted until May 10 for funding of projects through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …