From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: HAVANA, March 21, 2016 – As part of President Obama’s historic trip to Cuba to further normalization of relations, advance commercial and people-to-people ties, and express our support for human rights for all Cubans, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced several measures that will foster further collaboration between the U.S. and Cuban agriculture sectors. …
South Georgia Satsumas Should Produce Fruit Next Year
According to Jacob Price, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension agent and Lowndes County Extension coordinator, consumers can expect to see South Georgia satsuma oranges on the market in 2017 as those trees are a little more than a year away from producing fruit. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay …
Applications Sought in Florida for RCPP
USDA has announced the availability of up to $260 million for partner proposals to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. And USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is hoping to see Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida …
Conserve Alabama Launch Is Wednesday
Citizens across Alabama are invited to learn more about a new effort called Conserve Alabama, which is designed to work with communities to conserve Alabama’s natural resources during an event being held this Wednesday in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …
Scott Quickly Signs Florida Budget
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Gov. Rick Scott signed the state’s $82 billion budget into law late Thursday, following an unusual announcement this week in which he declared he would approve the spending plan and outlined which individual lines he would veto. He signed the budget plan shortly after legislative leaders sent it to him Thursday. The spending plan, …
Measure Soil Electrical Conductivity for Management Planning with a New ‘Focus on Cotton’ Webinar
From The Cotton Board: Memphis, TN — Site-specific crop management relies on the creation of management zones and on establishing practices that fit variations in the land. Measuring soil conductivity to create accurate soil texture maps is a new and novel way to facilitate this process and the overall success of management planning. A new Focus on Cotton webcast titled …
Industry Coalition Seeks to Join Lawsuit in Defense of EPA
From the National Association of Wheat Growers: On March 16, 2016, an industry coalition consisting of the National Association of Wheat Growers, CropLife America, the American Seed Trade Association, the Ag Retailers Association, the National Cotton Council of America, the American Soybean Association, and the National Corn Growers Association asked a federal court to allow them to join the lawsuit …
USDA Designates 2 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, March 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Glascock and Jefferson counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that occurred from Sept. 15, 2015, through Dec. 22, 2015. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Georgia also qualify …
USDA Designates 11 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, March 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Jan. 3, 2016, through Jan. 29, 2016. Those counties are: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …
UF/IFAS Study Identifies Opportunity for Further Promotion of Florida Strawberries
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than three quarters of Florida’s strawberries are shipped to American markets east of the Mississippi River. Most of those out-of-state consumers enjoy the fruit, but some mistakenly think Sunshine State strawberries aren’t available at their grocery stores, a new University of Florida study shows. That means marketers and others must do a better job ensuring consumers …