As agricultural producers begin assessing freeze damage from the Feb. 4 Arctic blast that impacted the state, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has announced that an executive order relaxing weight limits on trucks transporting vulnerable crops has been extended until Feb. 25....
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is alerting the state's agricultural producers that more freezing weather is expected this week that could impact crops as far south as the Lake Okeechobee area....
By Jim Trammel
Northeastern Kentucky farmers used to depend heavily on burley tobacco. ...
By Ted Sloan
Eddie Warren has expanded and improved his beef cattle operation to make up for lost tobacco income with help from agricultural development money....
By Richie Farmer
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Everyone knows the economy is down. But one investment portfolio right here in Kentucky has yielded a 9 percent annual return since 2001, and a few of the investments in that portfolio have returned in excess of 24 percent....
Florida agricultural producers as far south as Lake Okeechobee are assessing crop damage caused by the frigid temperatures this week. ...
By Paul L. Hollis
Farm Press Editorial Staff
The outlook for fresh vegetables this winter indicates reduced acreage and supplies, according to the latest USDA Vegetables and Melons Outlook Report. ...
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is alerting the state’s agricultural producers that some highway restrictions have been eased to enable them to quickly harvest and transport crops that are vulnerable to the impending freezing weather conditions....
Weather conditions for the 2008 crop year were warmer and drier than normal, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office....
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will begin issuing more than $950 million in Tobacco Transition Payment Program payments to quota holders and producers. ...
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