Senate Passes Resolution to Withdraw WOTUS Rule

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On Tuesday, the Senate failed to pass S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, a bill that would have halted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineer’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. But today, the Senate passed S.J. Res. 22, a joint resolution of disapproval of WOTUS. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly …

Commissioner Adam Putnam’s Statement on Passage of Water Policy Bill by Senate Committee

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From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today issued the following statement regarding the passage of a comprehensive water policy bill by the Florida Senate’s Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation. The committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 552, which was brought forth by Committee Chairman Charlie Dean. The …

Florida Veterans, New and Small Farmer Workshop is Friday

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Here is a reminder the Veterans, New and Small Farmer Workshop will be held Friday, November 6 at the Jackson County Agricultural Complex in Marianna, Florida. Jeff Norville with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida hopes those who would like to learn more will attend. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

Alabama NRCS and SWCD Working Together

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Executive Director of the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee, Dr. Bill Puckett, retired a few months ago as the State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. I recently asked Dr. Puckett about his transition to the new position. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Congress Ignores Science; Fails to Include Truck Weight Reform in Highway Bill

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From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (November 3, 2015) – Statement by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis on failure to include Rep. Ribble’s truck reform language in H.R. 22 Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act. “The vote taken tonight is an injustice to America’s cattle producers. Truck weight regulations affect every cattle producer’s Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® …

Southeast AgNet This Week: Georgia Student on National FFA Officer Team; No Convincing Tie with Red Meat to Cancer

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Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes an interview with Abbey Gretsch, the newly elected national FFA southern region vice president, as well as a information on the lack of associations between red meat and cancer. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

Florida Student Wins National Peanut Butter Recipe Contest

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From the National Peanut Board: In partnership with The Art Institute’s Culinary degree program, the National Peanut Board held a competition for students to submit innovative peanut butter recipes for National Peanut Butter Lovers month in November. The campaign received a great response, with aspiring chefs entering recipes from The Art Institute campuses across the country. The Grand Prize-winning recipe …

Soil as Products

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It’s considered the most abundant ecosystem on Earth … soil. But have you stopped and considered just how big of a part it plays in our everyday lives. Cathy Isom tells us the connection between soil and just about every product we use everyday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

Delegates Re-elect Florida Farm Bureau President

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Delegates at this week’s Florida Farm Bureau annual meeting re-elected John Hoblick to his sixth consecutive term as president of the organization. Hoblick told us this was the bureau’s 74th annual convention. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Producers in Apalachicola River Watershed Eligible for Financial Assistance

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Applications are now being accepted by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida from farmers and ranchers in the Apalachicola River Watershed for a project to improve water quality and quantity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024