USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama has announced applications are being accepted for two different programs. One involves several new and expanded opportunities for climate-smart agriculture in 2022. Updates include nationwide availability of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Conservation Incentive Contracts option and a Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Initiative. These improvements to NRCS’ working lands conservation …
Florida Commissioner Nikki Fried on Additional TS Elsa Disaster Declarations by the USDA
(Tallahassee, FL/January 24, 2022) — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried welcomed the news from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that it has designated Dixie and Gilchrist counties as primary natural disaster areas eligible for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans to help producers impacted by Tropical Storm Elsa in July 2021 recover. “While we were fortunate that the 2021 hurricane season was relatively quiet for Florida, all three storms that made landfall in the …
Big Numbers in USDA’s Cattle Feedlot Report
USDA’s latest report on cattle feedlot activity shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head was at 12.0 million head on January 1, 2022, 1 percent above January 1, 2021. Gary C4rawford reports that overall, there are some big numbers in this report. The new …
USDA-NASS Conducting Third Phase of ARMS
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has started the third and final phase of the 2021 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). They are collecting information about farm economics and production practices from more than 30,000 producers nationwide, including nearly 4,100 producers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Anthony Prillaman, Director of the NASS Southern Regional Field Office, explained to Southeast AgNet’s …
USDA-NRCS in Florida Web Conference is Next Week
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida would like to remind producers and landowners across the state that they will be conducting a State Technical Committee meeting via web conference on Wednesday, January 26, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm Eastern. The NRCS meeting, which is open to the public, will provide a report for natural resource and program priority decisions and they …
Application Deadlines Looming for Two USDA Farm Programs
Livestock producers have only a few more days to apply for two of USDA’s disaster-related assistance programs. Gary Crawford has more. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
USDA’s 2021 Peanut Production Numbers
Running through the latest report for the 2021 peanut crop, USDA notes production was at 6.4 billion pounds, which is up 2 percent from the previous forecast and nearly 4 percent higher than the 2020 crop. Tyron Spearman reports the upward revision more than offsets the 70,000-acre decline in harvested acreage. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
USDA Expanding Access to Conservation Assistance
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they were investing $50 million in 118 partnerships to expand access to conservation assistance for climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The Equity Conservation Cooperative Agreements, administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), will fund two-year projects to expand the delivery of conservation assistance to farmers who are new to farming, low income, socially disadvantaged or military …
USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Farmers and Ranchers
The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has started gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2021 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). NASS will reach out to more than 30,000 ???????? producers nationwide through April, including nearly 4,100 producers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South …
USDA Releases Projected 2021 Crop Estimates
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their latest production estimates for various 2021 row crops. Tyron Spearman runs through some of the updated numbers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024