A portion of the Emergency Watershed Protection program funding announced last month by the USDA will be going for projects in Florida, according to Doug McKalip with the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington DC. Doug was in Florida last week attending the Agricultural Media Summit in Tampa. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, …
Alabama Forestry Field Days in October
USDA-NRCS State Forester Tim Albritton is encouraging landowners to attend regional forestry events and field days coming up in October. The forestry field days are scheduled for October 1 in Conecuh county, October 3 in Franklin/Colbert counties, October 16 in Covington County and October 18 in Clay County. Find out more information on the Alabama NRCS website here. Sponsored ContentFCEB …
Extra EQIP Funding
USDA-NRCS Chief Arlen Lancaster talks about the extra EQIP funds available this fiscal year for agricultural producers. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
EWP Funds to Help With Disaster Recovery
USDA has announced $390 million is available through the NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program for landowners and communities to cope with the aftermath of recent floods, fires, drought, tornadoes and other natural disasters. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle …
Ag Secretary Pleased with Conservation Funding
The National Association of Conservation Districts met in Washington DC last week and Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer told the group that he was pleased with the conservation elements in the new farm bill that build on the conservation commitment established in the last bill. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, …
Sign Up Info for AL Forest Health Initiative
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is encouraging landowners to sign up for the forest health initiative, which is in its second year according to state forester Tim Albritton. Listen to report here: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …
Additional EQIP Funds Released
USDA has announced more dollars will be available for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for 2008, as a part of the new farm bill. Listen to report here: To learn more about EQIP click Here Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …
Alabama Wildlife School
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is sponsoring a three-day Wildlife School covering many aspects of wildlife habitat and population management. The event will be held August 19-21 at Bear Branch Lodge in Walker County northwest of Birmingham. Registration and other information can be found here. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
Alabama Wetlands Reserve Program Meetings
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is hosting three meetings this month to inform landowners about the Wetlands Reserve Program. The meetings are scheduled for: Monday July 28 from 5-7 pm in Lauderdale County at the Elgin Community Center. Tuesday July 29 in Lawrence County from 6-8 pm at the USDA Agricultural center in Moulton. Thursday July 31 …
USDA Undersecretary CARES
USDA’s Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics was in Florida last week for the annual Suwannee River CARES awards dinner. Dr. Gale Buchanan was impressed with the CARES program and the Suwannee River Partnership especially for the efforts in improving water quality and quantity in the region. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …