FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 7, 2016………. Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a bill known as “Legacy Florida” that opens a tap of cash to help restore the Everglades, the state’s natural springs and Lake Apopka. The measure (HB 989), which was a priority of legislative leaders and had the support …
USDA Seeks Partner Proposals to Protect and Restore Critical Wetlands
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $15 million to help eligible conservation partners leverage local investments to provide technical assistance and financial resources for wetlands protection and improvements on private and Tribal agricultural lands. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role …
Rejecting Development Offers, Pasco Cattle Ranch Chooses Conservation
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Turning down multiple offers from developers, owners of one of the last ranches of its size in Pasco County chose to preserve their land and way of life. Today, the Governor and Cabinet finalized that choice by unanimously approving the conservation of more than 600 acres of the …
NRCS Involved in Conserve Alabama Efforts
Alabama State Conservationist Ben Malone explains how USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama is involved with the new effort in the state known as Conserve Alabama. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity …
Florida NRCS Holding State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
Florida’s State Conservationist, Russell Morgan, reminds those interested that USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida will conduct a State Technical Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 30 in Gainesville. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring …
Conserve Alabama Is Underway
A good crowd was on hand for the launch of Conserve Alabama, a new effort to work with communities in conserving Alabama’s natural resources. It took place Wednesday at the Union Station Train Shed in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober …
Applications Sought in Florida for RCPP
USDA has announced the availability of up to $260 million for partner proposals to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. And USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida is hoping to see Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …
Conserve Alabama Launch Is Wednesday
Citizens across Alabama are invited to learn more about a new effort called Conserve Alabama, which is designed to work with communities to conserve Alabama’s natural resources during an event being held this Wednesday in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober …
U.S. Sugar-Get the Facty on Lake Okeechobee Releases
The Facts on the Lake Okeechobee Releases We share in the frustration over the Lake Okeechobee discharges. We want to collaborate in finding solutions that improve water storage and reduce the risk of discharges occurring again. But the Sierra Club’s reckless and mean-spirited attacks – which are part of their ongoing vendetta against sugarcane farmers – misdirect the focus away …
SFWMD-Get the Facts: Back Pumping
Media outlets continue to falsely report that rare emergency pumping of water into Lake Okeechobee was orchestrated by farmers. Pumping water into the lake from the south, known as “back pumping,” is used only in extreme emergency flooding situations by the South Florida Water Management District. Neither businesses nor farms have the authority or capability to pump water directly into …