The National Pork Producers Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association this week joined dozens of other agricultural organizations, businesses and municipalities in asking a federal court to throw out a Clean Water Act rule that would give the government broad jurisdiction over land and water. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment …
Florida Application Deadline for Wetland Reserve Easements is November 15
Agricultural landowners and Indian tribes in Florida are being reminded by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida that you have until November 15 to apply now for a Wetland Reserve Easement for fiscal year 2017 funding. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Administration Given More Time to Defend WOTUS
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers now have an extra month to file their defense of the Waters of the U.S. Rule, or WOTUS. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals extended the deadline to file their response in defense of the rule from Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers …
USDA Designates 4 More Counties in Alabama as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Coosa, Cullman, Fayette and Sumter counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Alabama also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous. …
New Technology Helping Growers Save Water
We told you a few weeks ago that new technology was being tested by several farmers to see if it saves water usage. The technology allows farmers to access soil-moisture readings right from their phones, with updates every three hours. Kelley Morgan, professor of soil and water science with the University of Florida/IFAS, explains how this works. Download Audio Sponsored …
Gulf Coast Ag Lands and Ecosystems Restoration
A three year strategy was recently announced to improve water quality and ecosystem health along the five gulf coast states affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief, Jason Weller, has more information about this new conservation effort. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …
Judge Refuses to Halt Changes in Water Standards
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM SAUNDERS THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, October 11, 2016………. An administrative law judge has refused to block the Florida Department of Environmental Protection from moving forward with new water-quality standards as legal battles continue over the controversial plan. Judge Bram D.E Canter issued an order Monday rejecting a request by the Seminole Tribe of …
Lawmakers and Lobbyists Continue Efforts with WOTUS
Agriculture lawmakers and lobbyists charge that the Environmental Protection Agency’s continued efforts to enforce its Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, is endangering the very practice of farming. A California farmer has decided to take on the EPA in court over Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement …
AFBF Asks Presidential Candidates about Ag Issues
Many eyes were on the presidential debate Monday night, which did not really cover issues concerning agriculture. But the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) recently asked the two major party presidential candidates their views on issues important to agriculture. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both responded to AFBF’s questions on everything from environmental and regulatory issues to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
New Gulf Restoration Strategy Helps Florida Coastland
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida has announced it will invest $9,635,389 in the state to install conservation practices on 70,410 acres of private land to improve water quality and coastal ecosystems. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research …