From the Cattlemen’s Beef Board: (SAN DIEGO – Jan. 27, 2016) – The 2015 Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) Annual Report and 2015 Beef Checkoff Evaluation Report were released today from the 2016 Cattle Industry Convention in San Diego. The CBB Annual Report now is available at http://2015annualreport.beefboard.org/, and the 2015 Evaluation of Beef Checkoff Programs from the checkoff’s Joint Evaluation …
Georgia Cotton Commission’s Annual Meeting is Wednesday
Cotton producers are invited to attend the Georgia Cotton Commission’s Ninth Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop today at the UGA (University of Georgia) Tifton Campus Conference Center. 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 …
Farmer Feedback Survey
The American Farm Bureau Federation is wanting to know about a handful of Ag Department programs, and thus, Cathy Isom reports a survey is being conducted to collect feedback from farmers about programs through the Farm Service Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rural Development. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For …
Assistance Available in Florida to Restore Wildlife Habitat
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind landowners in the state that financial assistance is being made this year for agricultural producers who want to restore and protect habitat for seven focus species. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical …
Alabama Landowners Provided Assistance to Restore Wildlife Habitat
Alabama landowners are being reminded USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has financial assistance available for those who want to restore and protect habitat for seven focus species, including the gopher tortoise. 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 …
Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference Provides a Day of Education for Peanut Farmers
From the Georgia Peanut Commission: TIFTON, Ga. (Jan. 22, 2016) More than 1,400 attendees were able to fine-tune their farming operations with information gained at the 40th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference on Jan. 21, 2016, at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton, Georgia. The show is sponsored by the Georgia Peanut Commission in …
Commissioner Putnam Applauds Governor Scott for Signing Water Policy Legislation
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla.– Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam issued the following statement regarding Governor Scott’s signing of water policy legislation: “In a state as diverse as Florida, water is our common identity. I thank Governor Scott for signing this water policy legislation that will protect the quality and quantity of …
Producers Encouraged to Try Conservation Client Gateway
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants farmers and landowners, who have yet to try their new secure online portal, Conservation Client Gateway, to do so. NRCS Southeast Regional Conservationist, James Tillman, has more information on how this new tool works. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida …
USDA Designates 3 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Emanuel, Jenkins and Wayne counties in Georgia as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and moisture that occurred from Aug. 24, 2015, and continues. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Georgia …
President Vetoes Resolution to Disapprove WOTUS Rule
Last week we told you the U.S. House of Representatives had joined the U.S. Senate by passing a joint resolution to disapprove the Waters of the United States rule under a Congressional Review Act. The resolution, would nullify the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to redefine “Waters of the United States” …