FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: After earlier attempts failed, U.S. senators from Florida and Alabama are working on a new effort to get Congress to intervene in their states’ long-running “water wars” with Georgia. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., on Monday joined Alabama Republicans Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions in writing a letter to Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Georgia Governor: Maybe Rubio Should Face a Gag Order
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday made a rare public comment about his state’s ongoing battle with Florida and Alabama over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system, which the three states share. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, reporters asked Deal at a bill-signing event about last week’s proposal by U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to require …
Efforts Continue against the EPA’s WOTUS Rule
Many in agriculture continue efforts to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. rule, or WOTUS. And that includes the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, as their Environmental Counsel, Scott Yager, discusses how they are still working to de-fund WOTUS through legislative efforts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle …
Alabama Funding Regional Conservation Partnership Programs
Funding is available in Alabama for partner proposals through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program. State conservationist Ben Malone wants applicants to know pre-proposals are due May 10. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …
Florida Nursery Owners Urged to Look into Financial Assistance
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind nursery owners in six counties that a special sign-up is currently underway to receive financial and technical assistance for installing water conservation practices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Water Legislation
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks to Franko Galoso about the comprehensive water policy, that was recently signed into law, to protect Florida’s water resources. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Discover more by visiting FreshFromFlorida Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending April 22, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about the Waters of the U.S. rule, the growing financial pressures faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers, sustainability in the beef industry, peanuts, cotton Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
River Battle Renewed
Florida, Alabama Senators Renew River Battle with Georgia By Margie Menzel The News Service of Florida The Capital, Tallahassee, April 22, 2016 – U.S. senators from Florida and Alabama are again asking Congress to intervene in their states’ long-running “water wars” with Georgia. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, and Bill Nelson, D-Fla., on Tuesday joined Alabama Republicans Richard Shelby and Jeff Sessions …
Senate Strikes Down Anti-WOTUS Amendment
The U.S. Senate failed to pass a measure that would block the Clean Water Act rule, otherwise known as the Waters of the U.S. rule. Senators voted 56-42, failing to reach the required 60 votes to attach the Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle …
WOTUS Still on the Minds of Many
The “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule from the Environmental Protection Agency may be on hold for now in the courts, but agriculture lawmakers and leaders are not forgetting about their battle with the EPA over the pending regulation. Representative David Scott of Georgia, who serves on the House Agriculture Committee, told this to farm leaders during a hearing on …