From the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association: The Conestoga Steakhouse in Dothan, AL is the winner of the 2014 “Alabama’s Best Steak” contest. Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Florida Gulf Coast Restoration Moving Forward
From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection: TALLAHASSEE – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the funding of the third and largest set of early restoration projects, as approved by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees. Nearly $88 million represents 28 projects, which will take place throughout many communities along the Panhandle. Additionally, two Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …
Liberty/Calhoun County Longleaf Pine Restoration Tour is Wednesday
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida would like to remind landowners in the state that coming up tomorrow, Wednesday October 8, the Liberty/Calhoun County Longleaf Pine Restoration Tour will take place. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Explore Florida’s Beautiful Greenways and Trails this October
From the Florida Department of Environmental Protection: TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection invites you to celebrate Greenways and Trails Month. Florida is home to more than 4,000 miles of paddling trails and 8,000 miles of land-based trails, including the Florida National Scenic Trail, 32 National Recreation Trails and eight multi-use state trails. In commemoration of these unique …
Georgia Department of Agriculture Announces 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Recipients
From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 USDA/AMS Specialty Crop Block Grant. The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) funds projects that “enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops.” Specialty crops are defined as: fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, Christmas trees, turfgrass/sod, nursery and Sponsored …
Specialty Crop Block Grants Totaling $474,000 Awarded to 19 Recipients in Alabama
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: MONTGOMERY, AL – Alabama will receive almost $474,000 in funding to distribute to 19 specific project initiatives that have been approved as part of USDA’s 2014 Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) Program awards. “We are pleased to partner with USDA and administer the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program in Alabama,” said Commissioner …
UF Extension Experts Will Be at Sunbelt Ag Expo
From the University of Florida IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Find out when to plant crops, how to can foods safely and how to use paper to pot plants from University of Florida experts at the 37th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo – the largest agricultural expo in the southeast. The Sunbelt Ag Expo, Oct. 14-16 in Moultrie, Georgia, draws more than …
Florida Landowners Invited to Longleaf Pine Tour
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida reminds landowners about a Liberty/Calhoun County Longleaf Pine Restoration tour that’s coming up next Wednesday, October 8th. And one landowner encourages those who have never attended one of the events to do so. DownloadAudio For more information on the Longleaf Pine Tour on October 8 in Liberty County, call 850-674-8323. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …
EQIP Batching Signup Deadline Nearing in Alabama
Steve Musser, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, reminds producers that October 17th is the signup batching date to get funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program in 2015. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
U.S. Sugar’s 84th Annual Sugar Cane Harvest Starts After Rain Delay
From U.S. Sugar Corporation: Clewiston, FL – October 1, 2014– U.S. Sugar’s 84th annual sugarcane harvest, scheduled to begin Tuesday evening, was delayed until mid-afternoon Wednesday, October 1st and got off to an extremely slow and soggy start due to excessive rainfall. “More than a week of rain dumped nearly eight inches across the farming area, with standing water in …