Significant New Records Set in Attendance and Trade Show Size ST. LOUIS (March 9, 2016) – With nearly a quarter more attendees compared to last year, the 2016 Commodity Classic convention and trade show, which took place last week in New Orleans, shattered many previous records for the landmark event. “We had a great show in New Orleans, with terrific …
Florida’s Robust Prescribed Fire Program Keeps Public Safe
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam commends Florida’s wildland firefighters this week for their proactive work using prescribed fire to reduce wildfire risk throughout Florida’s 67 counties. Since January, the Florida Forest Service has conducted or authorized prescribed fires on more than 919,000 acres. Prescribed fire is a …
USDA Commits Grants to Innovative Conservation Projects
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced they are committing grants to innovative conservation projects through the Conservation Innovation Grants program (CIG). USDA says the program aims to spark the development and adoption of cutting-edge conservation technologies by farmers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Florida Budget Deal Reached; Session to End on Time
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 7, 2016……….House and Senate leaders announced a deal on the state budget during a late-night meeting Monday, pumping more than $120 million in last-minute projects into the spending plan and setting the Legislature on course to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …
March 31 is CSP Signup Deadline in Florida
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind agricultural producers that March 31 is the deadline to sign up for funding available through the Conservation Stewardship Program. Kesha Harvey, district conservationist in Levy, Dixie and Gilchrist counties, provides more information. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, …
Alabama State Conservationist Pleased with RCPP Projects
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state conservationist in Alabama, Ben Malone, is pleased with the fact that two Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects have been funded in Alabama. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …
UF/IFAS Expert: Fisheries Won’t Meet Need of Exploding Population, but Aquaculture Will
From the University of Florida/IFAS By: Brad Buck GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The world’s fisheries are a great source of protein, but even with the best management they won’t be able to meet the needs of a global population expected to exceed nine billion by 2050, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences resource economics expert said. Sponsored …
Commissioner Adam H. Putnam Issues Crisis Declaration to Help Citrus Industry Combat Citrus Greening
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today issued a crisis declaration to the Environmental Protection Agency in order to help the citrus industry fight citrus greening. His statement is as follows: “We have issued a crisis declaration, which allows for the temporary use of three promising treatments that researchers …
Florida House, Senate Agree on Environment, Health Budgets
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 3, 2016……… House and Senate budget chiefs reached agreement Thursday night on two areas of the state spending plan for the year beginning July 1, striking deals on funding for environmental programs and health care. In their first public meeting since taking over negotiations on the budget …
Deadline Nearing for Georgia Cotton Producers to Vote
Georgia cotton producers are being reminded that the deadline to get their vote in on renewing the $1 per bale assessment which funds the Georgia Cotton Commission is coming up next week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …