FFA members across the country are helping feed the hungry in their communities thanks to more than $360,000 awarded in grants by the National FFA Organization. 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 Relationship Exists Between …
Farmers and Ranchers ‘Thank a Consumer’ at Commodity Classic
From the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance: CHESTERFIELD, Mo., (March 3, 2016) – Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company, said it best: “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” And the first step to coming together is showing appreciation for your customers. In agriculture, our customers are the people who eat, wear and …
Florida House Backs Everglades ‘Legacy’ Bill
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: The House voted 117-1 on Wednesday to approve its version of the “Legacy Florida” bill (HB 989), which would provide 10 years of funding for Everglades restoration. The measure will now have to be negotiated with the Senate. The House proposal would provide at least Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …
Florida Preserves Record 2,500 Acres of Environmentally Sensitive Land
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, the Florida Board of Trustees, which includes Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam, unanimously approved the conservation of more than 2,500 acres of environmentally sensitive land on the S.Y. Hartt ranch in Highlands County. …
Florida House Doesn’t Budge on Everglades ‘Legacy’ Money
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 1, 2016………. The House is sticking with a proposal to create a 10-year funding pool only for Everglades restoration, setting up potential negotiations with the Senate on how to spend voter-approved money for land and water conservation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary …
PMA Brings Fresh Produce Insight to White House Meeting on Trade Policy
From the Produce Marketing Association: Newark, Del. — Global trade is critical to the fresh produce industry, and Produce Marketing Association (PMA) President Cathy Burns brought the industry’s perspective to a White House meeting on global trade policy Feb 29. The discussion among high-level U.S. trade officials and other leaders from across the agricultural sector focused specifically on the Trans-Pacific …
National Corn Growers Association Applauds Senate Ag Committee Action on GMO Labeling
From The National Corn Growers Association: The National Corn Growers Association today thanked members of the Senate Agriculture Committee who voted to stand with farmers and move forward Sen. Pat Roberts’s bill to address the growing threat of a patchwork of state labeling laws and called for the full Senate to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop …
Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program Now Accepting Project Applications
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, announced today that it is now accepting applications for the 2016 Urban and Community Forestry grant program. The program provides funding to local governments, educational institutions, Native-American tribal governments and non-profit groups for …
Florida Landowners Invited to Cover Crops Tour
Florida landowners will have a chance to learn more about how cover crops and no-till can improve soil health in sandy soils during a cover crop tour this 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 GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …
Alabama Landowners Encouraged to Sign Up for NRCS Programs
Alabama landowners are encouraged to stop by their local USDA Service Center to sign up for NRCS programs. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist in Alabama, Ben Malone, explains that all of the center’s programs have continuous signups, despite the batching periods you hear about from time to time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …