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Southeastern Hay Contest Winners Announced

Dan October 20, 2021 Pasture

In its 17th edition, the Southeastern Hay Contest (SEHC) saw a record number of entries coming from nine out of the thirteen states in the SE region. And those 387 entries provided some of the highest relative forage quality indexes (RFQ) ever. In the contest, producers can enter the SEHC in 7 categories of hay and baleage: warm season perennial grass …

New Florida Farm Service Agency Director Focused on Grower Engagement
Earlier this summer, the Trump administration appointed Marcinda Kester to serve as the state executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kester has worked for FSA for 33 years and most recently served as the FSA county executive director for Florida’s Polk, […]
Texas Mexfly Quarantine Update
Federal and Texas agriculture officials amended the Brownsville Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine in Cameron County and removed the Edinburg Mexfly quarantine in Hidalgo County. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) made the amendments. On Aug. 22, APHIS and TDA reduced the […]

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