AL NRCS Small Watersheds Project Successfully Endured Heavy Rainfall

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS, Weather

The big news now is the cold weather the southeast has been experiencing recently, but December’s wet weather also wreaked havoc for many farmers. And state conservation engineer with AL NRCS, Perry Oaks, says they were pleased that a recently updated channel excavation project withstood the pressure of the heavy rainfall. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers …

GA Cotton Producers Implementing Conservational Practices

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia, USDA-NRCS

Georgia Cotton Commission board member and cotton producer, Jimmy Webb, has used the Environment Quality Incentives Program on his farm for the past five years to help implement conservation measures on his operation. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL NRCS Says Apply Now for FRPP

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

USDA‘s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida reminds producers they are now accepting proposals for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. For more information contact Ronald Howard, Florida FRPP State Program Manager at 352-338-9508, or log on to http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/frpp/ Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Details on High Tunnel Project

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

The Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief, Dave White, gives more details on the three year high tunnel project aimed at increasing the availability of locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

AL NRCS Working with Tribal Communities

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

The Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service works closely with tribal communities and Tribal Elder of the Poarch Creek Indian Tribe, Billy Smith, says the variety of programs offered by the NRCS has proven to be a great asset. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL NRCS Assists in Dairy Waste Project

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Conducting a waste management project was quite an undertaking for one Florida dairy operation but Susie Bishop, owner of Bishop Dairy in Highlands County, said they would not have been able to do this project without the help from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Florida Department of Agriculture. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Give Back by Volunteering with the NRCS Earth Team

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

If your looking for a way to give back this holiday season, The Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service is looking for people with variety of skills and talents to join their Earth Team. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

NRCS Prepared for Watershed Concerns with EWP

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS, Weather

Perry Oaks, state conservation engineer with AL NRCS, says the Emergency Watershed Protection program will be able to assist with possible damage that the mass amount of rainfall Alabama has seen this fall may of created. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

NRCS Conducting Pilot Project on Hoop Houses

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

The Natural Resources Conservation Service is conducting a pilot project to increase the availability of locally grown produce in a conservation-friendly way. Leonard Jordan, NRCS regional conservationist for the East, explains more on the study to verify the effectiveness of ‘hoop houses’. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

FL NRCS Brought Urban and Rural Communities Together for Farm City Week

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Peanuts, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

Organizations across the nation recently celebrated Farm City Week, and Florida NRCS was one of those taking part in the educational opportunity with their annual event which brought the urban and rural communities together to commemorate and emphasize their interdependence on one another. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in …