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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an online application for Direct Loan customers. More than 26,000 customers who submit a Direct Loan application each year can now use an online, interactive, guided application that provides helpful features including an electronic signature option, the ability to attach supporting documents such as tax returns, complete a balance sheet, and build …
By Clint Thompson Pecan prices were less than desirable for Southeast producers. But they could have been a lot worse, explains Lenny Wells, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension pecan specialist. He said prices, while low, have stayed steady throughout the harvest season. It is mainly due to China being a buyer again this year. “This year we haven’t seen a …
U.S. agricultural exports in fiscal year (FY) 2024 are projected to be $169.5 billion, which would be a decrease of $2.5 billion from the August forecast. Horticultural product exports remain unchanged at $39.5 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service and Foreign Agricultural Service Situation and Outlook Report. Whole and processed tree nuts, like pecans, are …
By Clint Thompson A newer pesticide called Nurizma could be a potential replacement for chlorpyrifos. But vegetable producers should be wary that it is labeled only for an in-furrow application, says Stormy Sparks, University of Georgia (UGA) Cooperative Extension vegetable entomologist. “We did a lot of work with it foliarly, and it’s a really good product as a foliar. But …
Florida farmers can apply for the Farm Tax Exempt Agricultural Materials (TEAM) Card beginning Jan. 1, 2024, to use for sales-tax-exempt purchases of agricultural materials. The plastic wallet-sized Florida Farm TEAM Card is a physical alternative to the paper exemption certificates. “I am pleased to make this exciting announcement that will help to alleviate administrative burdens felt by farmers and …
More than 2,000 acres of Florida ranchland has been preserved through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. With the approval by the Governor and Cabinet, approximately 2,101 acres of working agricultural lands will be preserved through a cost-effective rural land protection easement totaling $8,195,000. Rural land protection easements prevent future development …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo last week reiterating his request for the immediate termination of a 2019 suspension agreement. Mexico’s tomato imports continue to flood the domestic market. The practice, also known as dumping, hurts local farmers and has forced some to close the farming operations, according to Scott. …
One Virginia Christmas tree farmer urges fellow producers to get into the Christmas tree business. Jim Gehlsen says it requires minimum financial investment with long-term success. Gary Crawford with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has more. Source: USDA
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced last week it has a cooperative agreement with South Carolina under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). The USDA and South Carolina are working together to offer more than $4 million in competitive grant funding for projects designed to build resilience across the middle of the …
The Auburn University College of Agriculture and Alabama Cooperative Extension System Farm and Agribusiness Management Team recently hosted the Alabama Agricultural Outlook Conference in Montgomery on Dec. 13. It featured speakers from across the Southeast. Agricultural enterprises and systems in the Southeast were highlighted. Will Jordan, with AgNet Media, visited with Wendiam Sawadgo from Auburn University to discuss fruit and …
