Planting Dates for Crop Insurance

There have been some questions concerning planting date deadlines for crop insurance. So Tyron Spearman has a story that hopefully answers those questions. Planting Dates for Crop Insurance Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …

Agri View: Planting by Zodiac Signs

Everett Griner talks about the zodiac signs influence on farming in today’s Agri View. Planting by Zodiac Signs You know agriculture is an industry in constant change. But, there is one change that hardly anyone has noticed. Farmers have quit planting by the signs. Planting by the signs meant by the zodiac signs in the Old Farmer’s Almanac. It listed …

USDA Preparing Major Report on Planted Acreage

Have farmers actually planted as many acres to soybeans as they indicated they would back in March? According to this report from Gary Crawford, we’ll soon know.     Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight …

2017 Corn Plantings Falling Behind

Wet conditions across the Corn Belt are delaying corn plantings. The Department of Agriculture indicated earlier this week corn plantings have fallen slightly behind the five-year average, and wet weather this week in the Midwest will likely bring further delays. With six percent of total corn acres planted by April 16th, progress fell three percentage points short of the five-year …

NASS Regional Director on Southeast Prospective Planting

USDA’s 2017 Planting Intentions Report indicated there will be more acres of cotton, peanuts and soybeans but less corn acreage across the nation. And according to Jim Ewing, southern region regional director for USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), that’s pretty much the scenario for the Southeast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United …

Very Early Planting Not Worth the Risks

An agriculture professor from the University of Illinois says very early planting is not worth the risks involved. Emerson Nafziger says planting well ahead of normal is unlikely to result in higher yields. In Illinois, he says some corn and soybeans were planted as early as February this year, with unseasonably warm and dry weather. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

2017 Planting

Everett Griner talks about early estimates on the 2017 planting crops in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

Plant These Seeds First in Spring

It is time to start planning that garden. Cathy Isom has some tips on the seeds you should plant first for your Spring garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided …