The new Conservation Concerns Tool on the farmers.gov website provides farmers and ranchers a central online location to learn about the different types of conservation concerns that might impact their land. These concerns are divided into six different topic areas: Soil: Erosion or quality degradation Animals: Inability to meet livestock or wildlife habitat needs Air: Quality issues like greenhouse gases …
Florida NRCS EQIP Signup Ends Friday, Nov. 20
Florida farmers, ranchers and forest land owners are being reminded Friday, Nov. 20 is the deadline to apply for financial and technical assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP applications are accepted on a continuous basis for all programs, but funding selections are typically made once a year. This is for fiscal year 2021 funding. Here is Florida …
Senate Unanimously Passes Grain Standards Reauthorization Act
Senate Ag Committee Chair Pat Roberts of Kansas and Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow of Michigan say the Senate has unanimously passed the bipartisan U.S. Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020. The act regulates marketing standards for grains and oilseeds and extends the inspection authority through September of 2025. “The Senate has approved the Grain Standards Reauthorization Act, which will allow …
Time to Consider Growing Your Own Vegetables
Why now is the best time to consider growing your own vegetables. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. We are closing in on almost a year since the COVID-19 pandemic sort of halted the world, forcing us to retreat into our homes and forgo physical social contact. Though grocery stores are open for business, government officials have asked …
A Drop in U.S. Peanut Exports
Exports of U.S. peanuts have enjoyed good numbers over the past few month, but new numbers show they have gone in a different direction. Tyron Spearman has a story explaining why. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
Alliance Unveils Unprecedented Climate Policy Recommendations
Agriculture and environmental groups find ways that farmers, ranchers, forest owners and food sector can deliver and benefit from climate solutions (AFBF) — An alliance of groups representing farmers, forest owners, the food sector, state governments and environmental advocates today unveiled an unprecedented set of recommendations to guide the development of federal climate policy. The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) …
Asian Giant Hornets Arrive for Study and Preservation at ARS and Smithsonian Biorepository
(USDA/ARS) — Five Asian giant hornets (Vespa mandarinia), from the first nest found in the United States, have taken a trip across the country to a Washington, D.C. area Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility and the Smithsonian for study and preservation. ARS research entomologist Matt Buffington with the ARS Systematic Entomology Laboratory in Beltsville, Maryland, accepted delivery of the flash …
Alabama Cattlemen Hold Fall Quarterly Meeting
A good number of Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) board members were in Montgomery for their fall quarterly business meeting last week. ACA Executive Director Erin Beasley says the meeting also involved those taking part in this year’s Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP). For more information contact the ACA office in Montgomery or go to their website, bamabeef.org. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Winter Weather Outlook Could Spell Trouble for Farmers
The winter weather outlook could spell trouble for some farmers across the country, as a LaNina weather pattern is developing. Gary Crawford has a report looking at what that actually means for weather conditions over the next few months. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
USDA Reminds Dairy Producers of Deadline for 2021 Safety-Net Enrollment
September Triggers Fourth Dairy Margin Coverage Payment for 2020 Program Participants (USDA/FSA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds dairy producers that the deadline to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for calendar year 2021 is Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened DMC signup in October to help producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and …