At last week’s Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference, Chad Ellis with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation in Florida was able to talk with various producers about NRCS programs including grazing management. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
AL Offering Grazing School Clinics
There are four Alabama Grazing School one-day clinics coming up next week as USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama hopes producers will make plans to attend. For dates and locations of the Alabama Grazing School one-day clinics click Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Web Soil Survey an Asset to Producers
USDA’s web soil survey is a valuable asset to farmers and Tom Weber, State Soil Scientist for Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service, says that they continue to update and improve the website in an effort to better serve producers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Quiet Hurricane Season so Far
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey explains why it’s been an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season thus far. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
NRCS Field Technical Guides up for Comment
USDA Field Office Technical Guides are the base of any local Natural Resources Conservation Service field office and Chief Dave White says they currently up for public comment. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
School Nutrition Programs
USDA is ensuring that all students receive a lunch during this new school year as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that the department is making it easier for families to qualify for free or reduced priced meals at school. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
FL Citrus Organizations Collectively Provide Shipping Rule Comments
In these two reports, AgNet’s Ernie Neff provides an overview of public comments made to USDA this week from Florida citrus organizations about the fresh citrus shipping rule changes recently proposed. The public comment period remains open until the end of this month. By the way, USDA/APHIS officials will be on hand at Citrus Expo Auguest 19th and 20th to …
Public Comments Remains Open for Fresh Citrus Shipping Rules
The public comment period for the new fresh citrus shipping rules proposed by USDA remains open until the end of August, at which time Florida growers hope the rules will be approved to move ahead without undue delays. Meanwhile, Riverfront Packing’s Dan Richey in Vero Beach says these new rule proposals are the culmination of a great deal of work …
Trying to Unload Peanuts & Challenges for Peanut Industry
Today Tyron Spearman says USDA is working to get rid of a few peanuts while others in the industry talk about the challenges ahead. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Fresh Citrus Shipping Rules, Changes Studied, Opinions Voiced
These reports provide further insight and information about what is happening since the USDA recently published new fresh citrus shipping protocols, opening a two-month period for public comment. In this first report, AgNet’s Ernie Neff (photo left) spells out what the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Division of Plant Industry is doing about the science behind the new rules. In the …