Earth Team offers many opportunities for people who are interested in volunteering to improve the nation’s natural resources. And USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama has been celebrating National Volunteer Week this week by thanking and honoring its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …
Volunteers Conserve Natural Resources in Florida
The Earth Team is USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service volunteer workforce that is making a difference in every county in the nation. NRCS works with private landowners to improve soil quality, conserve water, improve air quality and enhance wildlife habitat. And NRCS in Florida honors its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
Georgia Vidalia Onions Coming Soon
Thanks to a bountiful Vidalia® onion crop, the Georgia Department of Agriculture has set Monday, April 25th as the official pack date for Vidalia® onions. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black explains why April 25th was chosen. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Spring Fruit Blossoms
The earlier a tree fruit or berry variety buds and blossoms, the more exposed it is to potential early spring freeze damage. Cathy Isom gives us a bit of information on when fruit blossoms are most susceptible to early spring freeze. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between …
Latest Numbers Show Export Pace Still Lagging
The value and volumes of U.S. agricultural exports continue to lag behind last year’s pace. Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, …
House Agriculture Committee announces hearing series examining growing pressure in rural America
From the House Committee on Agriculture: House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) announced today that the committee will begin a series of hearings titled Focus on the Farm Economy. Each of the six subcommittees will examine growing pressure in rural America from the perspective of the subcommittee. The first hearing in the series—Focus on the Farm Economy: Growing …
New Research Reveals the Cost-Cutting and Survival Strategies of Farmers
A new research study conducted in February by Millennium Research and commissioned by J.L.Farmakis, Inc., shows the extent to which growers are reacting to low commodity prices. Bill Farmakis, president of J.L. Farmakis, Inc., explains what the Farmer Speaks Study is all about. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship …
Georgia Grown Moment – Heritage Trading
For this week’s Georgia Grown Moment, Tony Page of Heritage Trading, LLC., discusses market trends that influenced his decision to open a full service vegetable farm and market in Canton, Ga. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending April 8, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about the importance of animal traceability for meat exports, how climate change may actually be producing better wine, the latest trend in farmland values, Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and …
Unique Gardens
People are finding unique ways to grow their own food. Cathy Isom tells us about surprising places and spaces where gardens seem to be popping up more and more these days. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle …