USDA Farm Service Agency local offices are receiving nominations for upcoming County Committee elections through the first of August. FSA Administrator Val Dolcini explains some of the workings of local FSA County Committees. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Alabama Agribusiness Council Holding Annual Meeting
The 2016 Alabama Agribusiness Council’s (AAC) Annual Meeting is taking place in Orange Beach, and folks from across the state representing various aspects of agriculture are in attendance. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Ag in Review for the Week Ending June 24, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have information about the Senate GMO Labeling agreement, we talk about National Pollinator Week, the new Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
UF/IFAS Expert Says Whitefly Species Likely to Cause Growers’ Problems
From the University of Florida/IFAS: By: Brad Buck GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences expert predicts the Q-biotype whitefly discovered in April in Palm Beach County will likely cause problems for growers. The Q-biotype whitefly – not to be confused with the B-biotype, which came to Florida in the mid-1980s – is now …
Florida FFA and Cattlemen Holding Convention’s This Week
This will be a busy week in the state of Florida, as both the Florida FFA Association and the Florida Cattlemen’s Association will be holding their own annual conventions. The Florida FFA Association State Convention and Expo starts today and runs through Friday at the Caribe Royale in Orlando. The Florida Cattlemen’s Convention & Trade Show starts Tuesday and runs …
University of Florida/IFAS Helping Farmers Break into Local Food Movement
From the University of Florida/IFAS: GAINESVILLE, Fla. — When it comes to defining “local” food, things are hardly black and white. Instead, consumers perceive degrees of localness rather than firm local and non-local divisions, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers have found. Now researchers are using these findings to help Florida farmers effectively market their produce …
USDA Working to Strengthen Agriculture
Since 2009, USDA has worked to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at the grocery store than most people in other countries, and supports markets for homegrown renewable energy and materials. …
Scott Declares State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Looms
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: With Tropical Storm Colin bringing heavy rain and expected flooding to Florida, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency for 34 counties across a huge swath of North and Central Florida. “Colin’s a broad-based storm,” Scott said during a news conference after he received a briefing at the state Emergency Operations …
USDA Launches Big Farm Survey
A new USDA survey will provide the answers to many questions about farm operations across the country. Gary Crawford has some of the details in the first part of this story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024
Florida FFA Association Convention is Next Week
The Florida FFA Association State Convention and Expo will be held July 13-17 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando. The annual state FFA convention and expo is the highlight of Florida FFA’s year, as nearly 5,000 FFA members, advisors, administrators, alumni, parents and industry partners will gather to celebrate the achievements won by the past and present generations of agriculturalists, …