Russell Morgan, state conservation with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, wants to remind folks about the Feds Feed Families campaign, going on now until August 28th. Download Audio
NRCS New Soil Health Campaign Starts with Education
David Lamm, national soil health and sustainability team leader for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, says that their new soil health campaign starts with education. Download Audio
Ag in Review for the Week ending August 02, 2013
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia
NRCS Chief on Importance of Conservation Programs
The new Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is Jason Weller. And as talks continue in Washington D.C. about a new farm bill, he emphasizes the importance of conservation programs for farmers across the country. Download Audio
Fixing Our Broken Immigration System: The Economic Benefits to Agriculture and Rural Communities
Here’s a new report released by the White House: “So if we’re truly committed to strengthening our middle class and providing more ladders of opportunity to those who are willing to work hard to make it into the middle class, we’ve got to fix the system. We have to make sure that every business and every worker in America is …
Feds Feed Families
Now in it’s 5th year, Feds Feed Families is a campaign where Federal workers collect and donate food and other non-perishable items to families in need across the country. And USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is a part of this. So today we hear from Zona Beatty with NRCS in Alabama and Russell Morgan with NRCS in Florida about what …
Alabama StrikeForce Initiative Outreach Underway
Alabama NRCS State Conservationist Dr. Bill Puckett has more information about the StrikeForce initiative which is well underway in Alabama. He said they continue to work with various folks in the specified areas. Download Audio Get more information about the initiative through Alabama NRCS.
National Pork Board Sees Increase in Summer Pork Sales
DES MOINES, Iowa – (July 24, 2013) – The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that June 2013 frozen pork supplies are down 14 percent from the previous month, and down nearly 5 percent on a year-over-year basis, reflecting
Farmer Brings Home Bacon in ‘Pregnant Pig’ Legal Fight
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By Jim Saunders THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 24, 2013………An appeals court Wednesday sided with a north Florida farmer who was awarded more than $500,000 in a lawsuit against the state because a 2002 “pregnant pig” constitutional amendment caused losses to his business. The 1st District Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 decision, upheld a Jackson …
USDA Addresses the Domestic Sugar Surplus
WASHINGTON, July 23, 2013 – USDA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces that in order to continue to address the domestic sugar surplus at the least cost to the federal government, purchase invitations have been sent to domestic sugarcane processors soliciting bids to sell raw cane sugar to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). The CCC will purchase sugar from …