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Timber Ranks Third With Increased Harvest, Prices Dec 20, 2022
RAYMOND, Miss. — An increase in both timber harvesting and delivered wood prices landed Mississippi’s forestry industry in third place among the state’s agricultural commodities. At an estimated production value […]
Mississippi Agriculture Reaches Record High in 2021 Dec 23, 2021
High commodity prices in 2021 pushed Mississippi agriculture to a sharp increase in total value — a record estimated $8.33 billion — despite a huge decline in government assistance aimed […]
Louisiana Ag Suffers at Least $584M in Damage from Hurricane Ida Sep 23, 2021
The Louisiana agriculture industry has suffered at least $584 million in damage after Hurricane Ida walloped the southeastern portion of the state last month with strong winds and flooding, according […]
More Ag Pandemic Relief Details – DTN Jun 16, 2021
Biofuel producers will split $700 million in aid funds for pandemic production losses, and livestock producers who have been left out of earlier aid also will see some assistance, as […]
Mississippi: Ag Industry Posted 2020 Estimated Value of $7.35B Dec 17, 2020
Mississippi farmers generated an estimated agricultural value of $7.35 billion in 2020, a 5% increase from 2019 saw soybeans top forestry for the No. 2 spot behind poultry. The predicted […]
Louisiana: Hurricane Laura Causes Extensive Damage to Timber Industry Sep 8, 2020
A little more than week after Hurricane Laura ripped through Louisiana, twisting trees and downing timber, large-scale assessments of the damage the storm caused to the timber industry are just […]
Florida: $380Mln for Hurricane Michael Timber Recovery Jun 1, 2020
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried applauded the signing of an agreement between the State of Florida and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to administer $380.7 million in grant funding to help […]
Counting Trees: Technology Quickly Tallies Trees For Insurance Purposes Mar 11, 2020
Aerobotics technology has processed more than 5 million trees, 50,000 acres of groves and 15% of all citrus in Florida. These numbers are climbing ahead of the approaching mid-April deadline […]
Loggers Seek Parity with Agriculture on Trade, Tariff Policies Dec 10, 2019
The American Loggers Council (ALC) and its member state logging associations delivered letters to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, asking the administration to include unrefined forest products as […]
Florida: $380Mln in USDA Disaster Relief for Panhandle Timber, Crop Producers Nov 19, 2019
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced on November 8, 2019 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $380.7 million in federal block grant funding for Florida farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael, including direct relief […]
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