From the University of Georgia: Savannah, Ga. – The University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography has produced an informational video to educate the public about black gill, a condition affecting Georgia shrimp, and the institute’s research into the problem. Black gill is a mysterious condition affecting shrimp from Florida to North Carolina. A number of shrimpers have blamed Sponsored …
National Award Recognizes Florida Land Steward Partnership
From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 3, 2015 – The USDA Joint Forestry Team’s Two-Chief Award was recently presented to the Florida Land Stewardship Partnership for its outreach and land management planning efforts for private landowners. The award recognizes successful forestry conservation efforts made possible through Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
McMillan Advises Horse Owners to Vaccinate for EEE & West Nile Virus
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: MONTGOMERY, AL– Agriculture & Industries Commissioner John McMillan announces that two positive tests for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been reported by the department’s diagnostic laboratory located in Auburn. One sample was collected from a horse located in Dallas county and the other sample was collected from a horse located in Mississippi. …
Florida Chef Wins Taste Challenge Gold Award
NEW ORLEANS – Chef Hari Pulapaka of Cress Restaurant, Deland, Florida was named the winner of the Gold award at the inaugural Farm to Table Chefs Taste Challenge (CTC), which took August 7, 2015 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. His winning creating was “NOLA – New Old Latin Asian” which featured Hatch Green Chile Panna Cotta, …
UF Researchers Develop Machine to Count Dropped Citrus
From the University of Florida/IFAS: As citrus greening continues to impact Florida’s groves, growers have found that they need a way to quickly and accurately count the amount of fruit dropped early to help identify problem areas, which will save time and money. University of Florida researchers Wonsuk “Daniel” Lee, Daeun “Dana” Choi, Reza Ehsani and Fritz Roka devised a …
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $4.9 Million in Investments for Rural Alabama Businesses and Community Infrastructure
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WHITE HALL, Ala., Aug. 12, 2015 – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is in Alabama today to announce $4.9 million in new funding for projects that will protect public safety and health, improve water and wastewater infrastructure and create expanded economic opportunities in rural Alabama. “The investments that USDA is announcing in Alabama today …
Mobile Irrigation Labs Helping Southeast Florida
Florida State Conservationist Russell Morgan, with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, talks about Mobile Irrigation Labs and how they can help agricultural producers experiencing drought conditions in southeast Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely …
Alabama RCPP Project Crosses State Lines
Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist for programs with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, talks about how a project through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program is crossing over into nearby states. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Senate Blocks EPA Requirements; WOTUS Internal Memos
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on pesticide permit requirements for spraying and speculation that the Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS) will not hold up in the courts. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle …
Georgia Grown Test Kitchen Grows for Second Year
From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black today announced the latest schools selected to participate in the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Georgia Grown Test Kitchen. This is the second year of the program, which promotes local and healthy eating in schools across the state by supplying school nutrition directors with Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding …