Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Finalization of COP 21 Deal

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today made the following statement on the finalization of the COP 21 deal in Paris: “The historic COP21 deal supports a better-nourished, stable, secure future for the United States and every nation. Thanks to a coalition of global leaders led by President Obama, our world is now working together to aggressively address climate change with action …

$50 Million Helps Florida Ag Producers Restore Wildlife Habitat

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, USDA-NRCS

From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is making available about $50 million this year in financial assistance to partner with agricultural producers who want to restore and protect habitat for seven focus species Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

$100,000 Available to Alabama Landowners Interested in Shortleaf Pine Initiative

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, USDA-NRCS

From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama: USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama has announced January 15, 2016 as the sign-up deadline for the Shortleaf Pine Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Corn Growers to Study Dow-DuPont Merger Impact

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release

From the National Corn Growers Association: ST. LOUIS (December 11, 2015) – The following is a statement from Chip Bowling, Maryland farmer and president of the National Corn Growers Association, in response to today’s announcement of a merger agreement between Dow and DuPont. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober …

Soy Growers to Analyze Dow, DuPont Merger

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Soybeans

From the American Soybean Association: ST. LOUIS (Dec. 10, 2015) – Dow and DuPont announced on Friday morning an all-stock merger that will create a new $130 billion DowDuPont company. The American Soybean Association (ASA) is committed to examining the overall impacts of this merger on the agricultural industry and soybean farmers. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

DuPont and Dow to Combine in Merger of Equals

Josh McGill General, Industry News Release

DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company today announced that their boards of directors unanimously approved a definitive agreement under which the companies will combine in an all-stock merger of equals. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Putnam Seeks Money for Rural Lands, Firefighter Raises

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops, Water

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 11, 2015………. Florida’s agriculture commissioner wants raises next year for state forestry firefighters, as well as money to buy and maintain active farm land — items not included in Gov. Rick Scott’s recommended budget. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, outlining his priorities to reporters this week, said he …

Restoring Longleaf Ecosystems on Private Lands

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, USDA-NRCS

Southeast Regional Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), James Tillman, wants to remind forest managers that funding is available to restore longleaf ecosystems on private lands here in the Southeast. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Georgia Cotton Commission Announces 9th Annual Meeting

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia, Industry News Release

The Georgia Cotton Commission has announced their 9th Annual Meeting will be held January 27th at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. GCC Executive Director, Richey Seaton, says their annual meeting is in conjunction with the UGA Cotton Production Workshop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

Florida’s Orange Crop in ‘Free Fall’

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida, Industry News Release

From: News Service of Florida THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, December 9, 2015.. The outlook for production of Florida oranges, the state’s signature crop, continues to drop. For the second consecutive month, the Florida orange-harvest forecast for the 2015-2016 growing season was adjusted down Wednesday by the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide …