It finally took place this week, the confirmation of Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary. Confirmation was achieved on a strong Senate bipartisan vote of 87-11, as several Democrats backed President Trump’s nominee. The entire agriculture industry has been anxiously awaiting his appointment, as the former Georgia governor has a variety of issues to deal with right away. But many agricultural …
Florida State Budget Talks Continue
With the Florida legislative session scheduled to end on May 5, how the state budget figures will end up continues to be a big question. Florida Cattlemen’s Association Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, has an update. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Tax Reform by August Unlikely
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (mi-new-chin) says getting tax reform legislation on the President’s desk by August appears unlikely. Mnuchin told the Financial Times this week the tax reform timeline is “highly aggressive to not realistic at this point,” in referring to his prior comments on finishing tax reform by August. He cites health care reforms as the delaying factor, but …
Counting Down to Census of Agriculture
USDA has kicked off a countdown to the beginning of the next Census of Agriculture, a survey which is conducted every five years by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. And according to Jim Ewing, southern region director for NASS, the census will be mailed at the end of this year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
Alabama Legislative Session Update
The 2017 Alabama legislative session continues, and with an update on what transpired this past week here’s Alabama Agribusiness Council’s Executive Director Leigha Cauthen. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Florida Cattlemen Continue to Watch State Budget Talks
This week marked the halfway point of the 2017 Florida legislative session, which is scheduled to end May 5. Florida Cattlemen’s Association Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, says while lawmakers will only be meeting two days next week, the main topic of discussion will be the budget. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
Alabama Lawmakers Get Back to Work
Alabama lawmakers were back in Montgomery this week after taking their annual spring break. Alabama Agribusiness Council’s Executive Director, Leigha Cauthen, looks at some of the issues of interest to agriculture that were discussed. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Update on Two Bills Working Through Florida Legislature
The Florida legislative session had reached it half-way point, and various bills continue to work their way through the process of possibly becoming law. Southeast AgNet Tallahassee Intern Josie Tomkow caught up with Representative Neil Combee from District 39, which includes northern Polk County and parts of northwestern Osceola County. He talked about about two of those bills, HB 849 …
Contact Your Representative to Fight for Conservation Easements
Statement from the Florida Conservation Group regarding the budget cut proposal for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Florida’s agricultural landowners are dismayed at the lack of support by the legislature for Florida’s land conservation programs. The House has not included funding for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP) or funding for Florida Forever land protection projects in their proposed …
Subcommittee Examines Credit Programs in the Farm Bill
Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit, held a hearing to evaluate the effectiveness of farm bill authorized credit programs administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). This hearing is a continuation of the committee’s hearing series to set the stage for the next farm bill. Members of the committee …