Intensive heat and increasing drought-like conditions are expected across much of the Southeast. Rod Bain has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
USDA Designates 2 Counties in Alabama as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, July 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated DeKalb and Jackson counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Alabama farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters,” said Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Designates 9 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, July 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those counties are: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most …
La Nina Is Suddenly Here
We told you a few weeks ago that El Nino had ended and outlooks were suggesting a return for La Nina, a cooling of tropical Pacific waters that some view as the opposite of El Nino. The U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecast was for it to develop by year’s end, but some models said it could develop sooner. And according …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Outdoor Celebration Safety
On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks about 4th of July outdoor celebration safety and how Floridians can prevent wildfires. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and …
Florida NRCS Provides Assistance through EWP
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind landowners that if your area suffers damage from a natural disaster, the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) can help. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …
Scott Declares State of Emergency as Tropical Storm Looms
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: With Tropical Storm Colin bringing heavy rain and expected flooding to Florida, Gov. Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency for 34 counties across a huge swath of North and Central Florida. “Colin’s a broad-based storm,” Scott said during a news conference after he received a briefing at the state Emergency Operations …
Commissioner Putnam and Florida Forest Service Alert Floridians to Heightened Wildfire Danger
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam and the Florida Forest Service urge the public to exercise caution with all outdoor fires due to increased wildfire danger levels throughout the state. Thunderstorms and excessive lightning have sparked wildfires in many coastal areas of the state recently, including the 1,000-acre …
El Nino Has Ended
El Nino has ended as the tropical Pacific Ocean has returned to a neutral state, and outlooks are suggesting no chance of returning to an El Nino state. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …
Ring Around a Dry Patch In The Southeast
The dry areas in the interior Southeast are in direct contrast to the wet circle surrounding those areas. Rod Bain talks with USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey about this current weather pattern. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …