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 ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …
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 …
Cattle Producers Urged to Contact Senators about WOTUS
There are many who wonder where things currently stand with the Waters of the U.S rule. So Scott Yager, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Environmental Counsel, discusses the current state of WOTUS litigation and more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
Southeast AgNet This Week: HM.CLAUSE Vegetable Seeds Celebrate 50 Years; Cotton Production Down/ Peanuts Up
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a feature on HM. CLAUSE, a global vegetable seed company, as well as an update on the increase in peanut production and decrease in cotton production. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …
WOTUS Update
There are various ag groups who continue to urge the Obama Administration to hold off on the national enforcement of the new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) regulation, after it was decided the injunction from the North Dakota court applied only to the 13 states mentioned in that specific lawsuit. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle …
Hoping to Improve Irrigation Efforts in Alabama
A Hydraulic Engineer has come to the United States from Tunisia to spend time in Alabama working with various folks, including the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, in improving irrigation efforts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
Florida NRCS Helping to Conserve Water
Florida producers can learn more about conserving water by contacting their local USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office. The office can set you up with a free evaluation of your irrigation systems from a Mobile Irrigation Lab. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …