AL Warm Season Grasses are Good for Forage

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Cattle producers across Alabama are encouraged to look at warm season grasses for forage.  Report (1:05 wma) 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

Cover Crops Key To Conservation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants farmers to know the value of cover crops. Report (1:00 wma) 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

Switching to Native Grasses

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama says native warm season grasses offer good insurance against drought and autumn forage shortages but they also are excellent for wildlife. Report (:55 wma) 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 …

AL Getting Into Conservation Tillage

Dan General, USDA-NRCS

Alabama is a leader in conservation tillage but nearly half of the farms in the state still could switch. Report (:55 wma) 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

AL BMP’s Helping Water Quality

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

Best Management Practices help keep Alabama’s lakes & streams viable for habitat.  Report (1:00 wma) 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

NRCS Programs Help Row Crop Farmers

Dan Field Crops, General, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

A Suwannee county row crop farm is a good example of how USDA-NRCS programs help farmers.  Report (1:00 wma) 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

USDA Taking Comments on FRLPP

Randall Weiseman USDA-NRCS

USDA has released an amended interim final rule for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program with a request for public comment by September 25. Report (1:00 wma) 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

FL Receiving Two GLCI Grants

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded grants to help with grazing lands, and Florida received two of those.  Report (1:00 wma) 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

Conservation Tillage Saves

Randall Weiseman Alabama, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s NRCS in Alabama says that switching from conventional to conservation tillage can results in big savings. Report (1:00 wma) 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

FL Tracking Livestock Behavior

Randall Weiseman Florida, USDA-NRCS

GPS collars are helping to better understand the behavior of livestock.  Report (1:00 wma) 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