Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on pesticide permit requirements for spraying and speculation that the Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS) will not hold up in the courts. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag …
USDA Undersecretary Urges Sugar Producers to Support TPP
USDA Undersecretary Michael Scuse is urging the nation’s cane and beet sugar growers to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement currently under negotiation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Court Upholds Permits for Sugar Growers
From the News Service of Florida An appeals court Friday upheld decisions by the South Florida Water Management District to issue permits to sugar-cane growers, rejecting arguments by the Florida Audubon Society that the permits would not adequately protect the Everglades. A three-judge panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal issued a 17-page ruling that backed district decisions in …
Farm Bureau Convention Planned for Orlando
What to expect at the 2016 American Farm Bureau Annual Convention and IDEAg trade show – and when you can begin registration. Download Audio The 2016 convention keynote speaker will be Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank. If anyone’s watched Shark Tank, they know her story. How she started out as a D student, probably worked 20 jobs between high school …
Stallman Announces Departure in January
From American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C., July 14, 2015 – American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman announced today that he will not seek reelection in January 2016 following 16 years at the helm of the nation’s largest, most influential general farm organization. Stallman, a cattle and rice producer from Columbus, Texas, is the 11th president during AFBF’s almost …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Avian Influenza; Cuban Agriculture Overview
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on preparing for the possible return of avian influenza this fall as well as details on how Cuban agriculture could affect Florida. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …
Cuban Agricultural Overview Presented at FFAA Gathering
In an overview of Cuban agriculture last week, University of Florida’s Bill Messina told Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association members that if and when trade opens with the island nation, it could bring Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
TPP Remains on Track for Final Talks this Month
Trade with other countries is of course very important to agriculture as a whole. And a trade deal linking 40 percent of the global economy remains on track for a potential agreement, as the 12 nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership are slated to meet later this month for the last round of talks. Download Audio Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …
The Morrill Act: 153 Years of Innovations for American Agriculture
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: July in America. It is summer time and school’s out. It is about vacations and maybe a trip to the beach. It is Independence Day—the 4th of July—and parades and fireworks. It is about barbecues, hotdogs, and burgers. 2015 marks America’s 239th birthday. July is also the month for another important birthday in America—passage …
Sugar Producers Defend Free Markets on Chinese News Show
It’s not every day when the American affiliate of the predominant television broadcaster in Mainland China calls for an interview. Download Audio The segment can be viewed by clicking here. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 31, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024