From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TEL AVIV, Israel–Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today participated in WATEC Israel 2015. The biennial conference and exhibition brings together government officials and business leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges facing the world’s water supply. The event also features the latest innovations and technologies to develop …
Floridians Consider Farmers Wise Water Users
According to a recent survey conducted by the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Center for Public Issues Education (PIE) in Agriculture and Natural Resources, a majority of Floridians believe farmers are using water the right way. And UF Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Jack Payne, is pleased to see these results. Download Audio …
Nationwide WOTUS Injunction Granted
Last Friday, an appeals court ordered a nationwide stay against the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule. The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Judicial Circuit voted 2-1 to stay implementation over concerns that the rule may cause a burden to state and federal governments, private parties and the public in general. This basically prevents …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending October 9, 2015
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have information about a federal appellate court suspending nationwide implementation of the WOTUS rule, explain why details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations won’t be out for a while, how some peanut fields suffered stress this year, the age of farmers and more. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to …
Court Stops EPA’s ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rule
From the National Pork Producers Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 9, 2015 – In a significant victory for the agricultural and business sectors, a federal appellate court this morning suspended nationwide implementation of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule until further order of the court. The National Pork Producers Council hailed the decision. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, …
Apalachicola Braces for Army Corps Water Plan
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, September 29, 2015……….Florida elected officials, environmentalists and seafood workers are bracing for the release of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers draft plan for the river system that feeds struggling Apalachicola Bay. Last updated in 1989, the all-important plan — known as an operating manual — controls freshwater …
Florida Cabinet Asked to Wrangle Two Ranches for Conservation
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, September 25, 2015………. Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Florida Cabinet will be asked Tuesday to spend more than $7.8 million to conserve land that will remain active for ranching in Central and Southwest Florida. The state has targeted a deal for 1,286 acres of a 1,372-acre …
Mobile Irrigation Labs to the Rescue
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants farmers and ranchers to know technical assistance and possibly financial assistance is available to help with the design or redesign of existing irrigation systems. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Ag in Review for the Week Ending September 18, 2015
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we look at the Waters of the U.S rule, talk about a vegetable seed company and their research facilities in southern France, have the new peanut acreage numbers which are up again, pass along information about a new cotton website and more. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our …
Florida Blueberry Farmer Promotes Mobile Irrigation Lab
For more than 16 years, Mobile Irrigation Labs have been operating throughout Florida, supported by three of the state’s water management districts, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Office of Agricultural Water Policy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and others. And a blueberry farmer explains why it was important to have a water …