Alabama Growers Reminded to Think Fall Cover Crops

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, USDA-NRCS

With fall just around the corner, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and Agricultural Research Service in Alabama is reminding growers now is the time to be thinking about cover crops. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Remembers Hurricane Charley on 10th Anniversary

Randall Weiseman Aquaculture, Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, Weather

From the Florida Division of Emergency Management: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Ten years ago today, Hurricane Charley made landfall near Port Charlotte in Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm, making it the strongest storm since Hurricane Andrew to impact Florida. On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Charley, Florida’s residents and visitors are reminded to have a family emergency plan and …

ADAI Clean Sweep Program Pesticide Collection Days in September

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

From the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries: Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries in cooperation with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, are conducting two agricultural pesticide collection days, one to be held Wednesday, September 3rd in Baldwin County and another on Thursday, September 4th in Henry County. The ADAI Clean Sweep Program allows farmers, pesticide …

McMillan Advises Horse Owners to Vaccinate for EEE & West Nile Virus

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Equine, General, Industry News Release, Livestock

From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: MONTGOMERY, AL– Agriculture & Industries Commissioner John McMillan announces that the first positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) has been detected in Alabama. “This is the time of year that we are extremely vulnerable to the spread of mosquito-borne viruses and we need to protect our livestock and ourselves” stated McMillan. …

Restoring Longleaf Pine Earns Landowners Incentive Payments

Randall Weiseman Florida, Forestry, General, USDA-NRCS

From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: Private landowners can apply for incentive payments to restore longleaf pine in the Ocala region including: Alachua, Brevard, Citrus, Clay, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Polk, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties. Applications are due to the Florida Forest Service by Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Agricultural Producers in Florida Still Have Time to Apply for Direct Farm Ownership Loan Program

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

From USDA’s Farm Service Agency in Florida: (Gainesville, FL), Aug. 07, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Florida Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director, Rick Dantzler, today announced that farmers and ranchers still have time to apply for low interest 2014 loans available through FSA’s direct farm ownership program. The deadline to submit applications is Sept. 30, 2014. …

USDA Designates 3 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas With Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Weather

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Escambia, Jackson and Santa Rosa counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that occurred from April 4, 2014, through May 2, 2014. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …

Updating Farm Bill Implementation at 6-Month Mark

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced continued progress on implementing the 2014 Farm Bill. He was pleased to report that they’ve made tremendous progress in the first six months since the Farm Bill was signed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

New USDA Conservation Program Receives Nearly 600 Proposals

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week that USDA’s new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) has drawn an overwhelming response from partners across the nation. Nearly 5,000 organizations partnered together to submit nearly 600 pre-proposals by the July deadline. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Florida Students Win State Speech Contest

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: Students ages 15 to 17 from Okeechobee, Manatee, Gilchrist and Jackson counties in Florida competed at the state level last Saturday in Ocala, Fla., during the annual Association of Florida Conservation District meeting. Students had won first place in their local Soil and Water District contests and then their Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …