August 7, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced new features on the farmers.gov website that are to make it easier for farmers to hire H-2A workers. The changes are to help farmers navigate the complex H-2A…
Read More USDA Adds New Features To FARMERS.GOV, Helping To Hire H-2A Workers
August 3, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak BARTOW, Fla. – Florida blueberry farmer Bill Braswell, who is also a member of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners, wants farmers in the Sunshine State to let their congressional representative’s trade relief is needed now. “Florida’s growers…
Read More Polk County – Braswell Wants Florida Farmers to ‘Flood’ D.C. Today
July 21, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak LUTZ, Fla. – Florida grade school children can now learn the nine principles of Florida-Friendly Landscaping ™ (FFL) – guidelines that help yards thrive and protect Florida’s waterways – from a new book written and illustrated by two Florida…
Read More Master Gardener Volunteers Introduce Book To Help Youth Grow Up “Florida Friendly”
July 14, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak TAMPA, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had added additional commodities to the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) along with other program adjustments based on comments received from agricultural producers and organizations and a review of market…
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July 7, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Pasco County Cooperative Extension Service is offering a free “Meet & Greet” mandatory online preview session July 23 for anyone interest in applying for the…
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June 26, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak TAMPA FLORIDA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting applications for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) through an online portal, expanding the options available to producers to apply for this program,…
Read More USDA Offers Online Options for Farmers/Ranchers to Apply for Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
June 22, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak HILLSBOROUGH, PASCO – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has taken a number of actions to help rural residents, businesses, and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Information on Rural Development loan payment assistance, application deadline extensions, and…
Read More USDA Implements Measures to Help Rural Residents, Businesses, Communities Affected by COVID-19
June 21, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Department of Labor have issued interim guidance for agriculture workers and employers in response to the COVID – 19 pandemic. Key Points include: Management in the agriculture industry should…
Read More CDC and Department of Labor Offer Interim COVID-19 Guidance for Agriculture Workers & Employers
June 21, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak TAMPA – A new University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) grant program is providing over $1.2 million in funding to further research and education of emerging agricultural enterprises in Florida such as deer farming, oyster farming,…
Read More UF/IFAS Supports 19 Projects Focused on Emerging Agricultural Enterprises in Florida; Two in the Tampa Bay Area
June 20, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak PASCO Fla. – The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) is conducting a series of prescribed burns through September on the Lower Hillsborough Flood Detention Area, which is located south of Cross Creek Boulevard between U.S. Highway 301 and…
Read More 11,800 acres will be burned in Polk, Sumer, Lake, and Pasco Counties