U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), Ranking Republican Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has released the following statement regarding President Obama’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget request, calling for additional cuts to key agriculture programs: Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Ag Consultants to Meet in Nashville
(Menomonee Falls, WI — April 28, 2009) — The American Society of Agricultural Consultants has selected Nashville as the site of the organization’s 2009 Conference and Annual Meeting. Activities will be held at the Doubletree Hotel Nashville Downtown Nov. 8 – 10. “We’re developing a program that is as eclectic as our membership,” says Paige Gilligan, CAC, Agrestic Solutions, Tempe, …
Florida Farm Bureau making car-buying easier
(Gainesville, Fla.) – Florida Farm Bureau members can avoid the stress and haggling involved in purchasing a new vehicle by taking advantage of a new member benefit: free access to the Members Automobile Buying Service of America (MABS). The MABS works with auto dealers in a member’s market area to find specific model vehicles at the best possible price. Sponsored …
Champion Trees touted for Arbor Day
BRONSON TOUTS CHAMPION TREE PROGRAM AS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY APPROACHES TALLAHASSEE — Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is asking the public for its help in identifying “Champion Trees,” the largest known examples of individual species in Florida. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, …
Bayer CropScience Donates $1.1 Million for Produce Sustainability
Bayer CropScience Donates $1.1 Million to United Fresh Research & Education Foundation to Create the Center for Global Produce Sustainability – Collaboration demonstrates company’s commitment to sustainability… LAS VEGAS — Bayer CropScience LP believes strongly in its commitment to protecting tomorrow today through its sustainability efforts. John Smith, director of the Horticulture Region for Bayer CropScience, presented Tom Lovelace, United …
FL House & Senate Leaders At Critical Point in Budget Talks
In Tallahassee lots of folks are still wondering if things can get taken care of with budget matters in time to end the Session on time in two weeks. As of Wednesday morning House and Senate conference committees had not formally met to start ironing out major differences in the two versions of the budget. More on that in this …
Revised Form I-9 & Employment Eligibility Verification Reminder
This reminder in today from Gene McAvoy, County Extension Director, Regional Vegetable Agent IV, UF/IFAS Hendry County Extension, LaBelle, Florida 33935 Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Effective April 3, 2009 Introduction U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a reminder that effective April 3, 2009, all U.S. employers are required to use the revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, …
ACRE Decision Aid Available Online
Funded in part by Cotton Incorporated, Texas A & M University’s Agricultural Food Policy Center (AFPC) has developed a decision aid for producers considering ACRE. The ACRE Decision Aid provides cotton producers in every county a risk based computer program for analyzing the ACRE decision. The Decision Aid is available at www.afpc.tamu.edu. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR …
4-H Citrus Tree Program Offers Valuable Youth Learning Experience
Earlier this year in late February we participated in a 4-H citrus tree youth project auction in Osceola County, thanks to Jamie Yates at UF/CREC at Lake Alfred (left in photo). Jamie is from Osceola County and was on hand to handle our bidding in our absence. Before I share the rest of this story, I will fall on my …
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that up to $52.4 million in financial assistance is available for competitive grants to protect the nation’s natural resources through the Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI). USDA has allocated $5.8 million in financial assistance for multi-state and national projects that offer innovative approaches to working with socially disadvantaged, beginning or limited resource farmers and …