![A knife slices raw chicken breasts on a cutting board. [CREDIT: FightBAC.org]](http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/09/2021_FCS_blogFoodSafetyEducationMonth02_fightBACdotorgCROP1338x357TINY.jpg)
Think you know food safety? Did you know that 1 in 6 Americans (or about 48 million people) get sick every year from food eating contaminated food, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control… Read More
![A rainbow over a southern Florida ranch highlights prairie, grasslands, and palm trees. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS, Tom Wright]](http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/06/2021_SoilWaterCons_blogRainbowOverSWFLRanch_ifasWrightTom_CROP1338x357TINY.jpg)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent the following information June 21, re the environmental quality incentives program (EQIP): Assistance Helps Farmers and Ranchers Conserve Natural Resources Application deadline for… Read More
![Frog Song farm field manager Jaime Panzo bundles carrots. [CREDIT: US Dept. of Agriculture]](http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/05/2021_SoilWaterCons_blogNRCSWorkshopAgAssistance0526_CROP1338x357_TINY.jpg)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent the following information May 26, re the conservation stewardship program: For Immediate Release Contact: Renee Bodine, 352-338-9565 Workshop Explains NRCS Financial and Technical… Read More
![A tractor turns crops in a Florida field. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS]](http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/03/2018_Ag_tractorInField01_ifas_CROP1338x357TINY.jpg)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following release March 24, re pandemic assistance for producers: After Identifying Gaps in Previous Aid, USDA Announces ‘Pandemic Assistance for Producers’ to Distribute Resources More Equitably USDA Reopens… Read More
![Beef cattle at the Ona Range Cattle Research & Education Center. [CREDIT: UF/IFAS]](http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2021/02/2021_SoilWaterCons_blogCattleAtOnaREC_ifasCROP1338x357TINY.jpg)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent the following information Feb. 25, re the conservation stewardship program: For Immediate Release Contact: Renee Bodine, 352-338-9565 USDA Announces Signup for Conservation Stewardship… Read More
![Agriculture equipment operators work in a field. [CREDIT: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture]](http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/files/2020/10/2020_SoilWaterCons_usdarelease1008_CROP1338x357_TINY.jpg)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a Nov. 20 deadline to apply for the Environmental Quality Icentives Program (EQIP), a federal effort to encourage environmentally friendly agricultural practices. Information was disseminated in a news… Read More
By Maria Portelos-Rometo and Sarah Bostick UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County Recently, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services temporarily changed some of the rules about eggs. These changes are part of a statewide effort… Read More
The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent the following information Feb. 3, re the conservation easement program: For Immediate Release Contact: Renee Bodine, 352-514-8292 2020 Ag Land Conservation Easement Signup… Read More
In our previous Food Label Dates posts, we talked about some terminology used on the food packaging. But what about eggs? Besides all the different sizes and varieties of eggs, how long do eggs keep… Read More
Organic. Free range. Natural. USDA certified. Grown locally. Cage free. NSF. FSIS. Choice. Prime. Locally sourced. Get dizzy trying to keep up with – let alone make sense of – the array of labels and acronyms… Read More
