USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service recently held a meeting regarding their ongoing Tribal Initiative which Leonard Jordan, Acting Regional Assistant Chief for the East, says has been very successful. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
2010 Deadline for Specialty Crop Program
The 2010 Technical Assistance for Specialty Crop Program deadline is May 29. More information on the task program which helps open, retain and expand markets for US specialty crops can be found online . Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Broadband Strategy Revealed
The FCC and USDA released a report to Congress laying out broadband strategies for rural America which identifies common problems affecting rural broadband. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Organic Initiative Signup Extended
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has extended the application period for the new Organic Initiative. The 2009 Organic Initiative is a nationwide special initiative to provide financial assistance to National Organic Program (NOP) certified organic producers as well as producers in the process of transitioning to organic production. Alabama: Florida: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
Tightening Supplies for Cattle Feedlots
USDA’s May Cattle on Feed report showed another drop in feedlot inventories, as USDA Livestock Analyst Shayle Shagam said the on-feed number the first of May was three percent lower than a year ago. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Importance of Rural America
Tyron Spearman has an update on how USDA is spending dollars to help bolster rural America here in the Southeast. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Cautiously Optimistic About Cotton Numbers
Richey Seaton, Executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission says he cautiously optimistic about USDA’s recently released cotton supply and demand estimate for the new crop year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Florida Farm Bureau Sees Rising Concern Over Crop Losses
(Gainesville, Fla. FFBF) – Florida Farm Bureau Federation continues to receive reports of crop damage in central and south Florida and in the panhandle, and concern over potential crop disasters is increasing. The state’s largest general agricultural organization noted parts of Florida have received more than 20 inches of rain this week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …
Animal ID a Contentious Issue
Listening sessions have been taking place at various points across the country on the National Animal Identification System, as one of those sessions took place yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama. In a phone interview, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Southeast AgNet that this is an extremely important effort that USDA has undertaken. For those not able to attend the listening session, …
Concern About Crop Disaster in Hastings Growing Area
(Gainesville, Fla.) As heavy rains continue, the Florida Farm Bureau Federation today urged producers in the Hastings area to prepare for heavy crop losses. As much as 17 inches of rain has fallen in the area so far this week, assuring agricultural producers will have problems harvesting potatoes, cabbage, cantaloupe and other fresh vegetables, as well as sod. Sponsored …