The announcement in recent days about EPA’s new numeric nutrient criteria for Florida waters has created a huge standoff between EPA and many, many Florida interests. Florida Congressman Adam Putnam did not mince words when asked by Southeast AgNet about the matter during recent visits to freeze damaged areas of Florida agriculture. Download Audio By the way, it is reported …
USDA Announces New Opportunities to Improve Nutrient Management
Now that both the U.S. Senate and House have passed the Inflation Reduction Act, it only awaits the signature of President Biden. And the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) welcomed the passage of the Act, which they note will deliver $19.5 billion in new conservation funding to support climate-smart agriculture. Funding from the Act is designed to will bolster new steps …
FFBF On Florida Nutrient Application Rates Bills
Florida’s farmers rely on nutrient management guidelines and recommendations that ultimately come from the University of Florida institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Those guidelines and recommendations haven’t been updated for a while, according to Florida Farm Bureau Interim Director of State Legislative Affairs, John Walt Boatright. “In essence, many farmers and ranchers depend on best management practices which …
Four Nutrients in Flower Pollens Improve Honey Bee Gut Health
For the first time, four nutritional compounds found in different flowers have been directly proven to enhance gut health of honey bees, boosting their immune system and increasing lifespan, based on a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service scientists. “We found that feeding caffeine, kaempferol, p-coumaric acid or gallic acid—all nutritional compounds found in the nectar and …
USDA/EPA Announce Next Generation Fertilizer Challenges
On Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Next Gen Fertilizer Challenges, a joint EPA-USDA partnership and competition to advance agricultural sustainability in the United States. The competition includes two challenges that seek proposals for new and existing fertilizer technologies to maintain or improve crop yields while reducing the impacts of …
EPA Acting Administrator Wheeler Promotes President Trump’s State of the Union Address In GA
Administrator Wheeler met with members of GA and SC Farm Bureaus, as well as local and state officials to discuss WOTUS and our new nutrient reduction policy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler visited Georgia to promote President Trump’s successful State of the Union address. While meeting with local and state officials at McCorkle Nursery in Dearing, Georgia, Acting …
Indoor Garden Preparation
Cathy Isom has a few great tips about some things you can do indoors to prepare for your garden when the weather prevents you from being outside. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. When weather diverts your gardening plans indoors, here are some projects that will keep you thinking of the outdoors and prepare you for when …
Nutrients are Nice, but Produce Better Pass the Taste Test
by Brad Buck, University of florida/IFAS Consumers want produce that tickles their taste buds and is easy on the eye, but they think quality fruits and vegetables are a matter of luck, according to University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers. The fact that consumers purchase produce to satisfy their senses – not necessarily for its nutrients …
Court Dismisses Mississippi River Basin Nutrient Standards Case
In what agriculture groups call a victory, a federal court last week dismissed a lawsuit that would have forced the Environmental Protection Agency to impose strict nutrient standards on farmers in the Mississippi River Basin. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundJuly 15, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Farmers Urged to Contact EPA on Atrazine
From the National Corn Growers Association: The National Corn Growers Association this week urged farmers to submit comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, following publication of the Agency’s draft Ecological Risk Assessment for atrazine, an herbicide used for weed control in growing corn and other crops. If it stands, EPA’s recommendation would effectively ban the use of atrazine in …