Alabama Producers Reminded to Certify Conservation Compliance

Dr. William Puckett, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, hopes producers who have yet to file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form will do so before the June 1 deadline. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …

Florida Producers Reminded about ACEP Signup Deadline

Applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easements Program can be submitted at any time. But Crenel Francis, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, says applications for the current funding round must be submitted on or before May 15. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle …

Southeast AgNet This Week: Avian Influenza Update; Conservation Compliance

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes U.S. Department of Agriculture information, including an update on avian influenza and a reminder on the deadline for Conservation Compliance Provisions. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …

Promoting Soil Health on Alabama Pastures

Eddie Jolley, conservation agronomist and grazing specialist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, is encouraging owners of pastureland in Alabama to think about soil health. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of …

Soil Makes the World Go Around – Earth Day 2015

By Melissa Blair, USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Zone 3 Public Affairs Specialist: Soil is such an important and integral part of our daily lives that most folks don’t even think about it. Often referred to as “dirt,” which is just displaced soil. Soil is critical for all forms of life. Soil is the basis of all ecosystems from the …

Southeast AgNet This Week: More on Avian Influenza

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes updates on how the avian influenza outbreaks are being handled. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded …

FL NRCS Reminds Farmers to Certify Conservation Compliance by June 1

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers to make sure they have filed a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form in order to become or remain eligible for crop insurance premium support. Russell Morgan, state conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida, says this is highly important. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Alabama Landowners Play Pivotal Role Aiding Gulf Recovery with USDA Assistance

In the five years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, farmers, ranchers and forest managers in Alabama and other Gulf Coast states have partnered with USDA to voluntarily help Gulf of Mexico ecosystems recover. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle …

With USDA Assistance, Private Landowners Play Pivotal Role Aiding Gulf Recovery

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, April 20, 2015 – In the five years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, America’s farmers, ranchers and forest managers have partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to voluntarily help Gulf of Mexico ecosystems recover. Their proven conservation efforts on private lands have helped clean and conserve water, restore habitat and …

Accepting ACEP Applications in Alabama

Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, wants landowners to know applications are being accepted now through May 15 for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune …