The FFA will be featured on a float at this years Tournament of Roses Parade saluting that organization’s role in developing careers for youth.
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight on Ag Environmental Awards
This week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight from Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson is about the 2009 Commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Awards that were presented during the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Daytona Beach on October 30th. Click on Ag Environmental Awards for more information.
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey Findings
USDA’s 2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey has found that farmers and ranchers are now irrigating 54.9 million acres farmland across the United States, an increase of nearly 5 percent since 2003. Click here for detailed results of the survey.
House to Vote on Estate Tax Bill
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on H.R. 4154, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009.
R.E.A. Changed America
Electricity! America’s rural salvation. Everett Griner tells us some other things about it too.
Land Values
Everett Griner gives us some important questions to ponder today about land’s real value in ownership.
FSA Urges Voting in County Committee Elections
Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess is reminding producers to vote in the 2009 county committee elections as the deadline to return the ballots to your local offices is December 7th. More information on county committees can be found on the FSA Web site at www.fsa.usda.gov/elections or at your local USDA Service Center
Observing Farm City Week at Thanksgiving
The annual Farm-City Week observance has been underway the past few days, as Tyron Spearman looks at why the event is held each year at this time.
CAP and TRADE Bill
Is this change or progress? Everett Griner looks into it and tries to help us answer this.
Researchers Seek Out Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
Well as growers continue to look for cost-effective alternatives to Methyl Bromide, researchers at the University of Florida have found that the same sunshine that aides Florida’s $9 million dollar cut flower industry can also help rid soil of harmful organisms.