The latest USDA dairy outlook projects increased production and stronger prices. Rod Bain has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …
Farmers, Ranchers, Forest Landowners Protect Pollinator Habitat
By Florida’s USDA NRCS State Conservationist Juan Hernandez and USDA FSA State Executive Director Sherry McCorkle The next time you snack on almonds, add blueberries to your smoothie or eat pumpkin pie, thank a pollinator and the farmers, ranchers and private forest landowners who work hard to create and maintain their habitat. Pollinators, such as honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies, birds, bats, …
How to Encourage More Ladybugs into Your Garden
Todays This Land of Ours program has Cathy Isom letting you know how to encourage more Ladybugs into your garden. Ladybugs can be your garden’s best friend, because these beautiful creatures with jazzy wing markings love to eat pests! Such as aphids, for example, which are known to destroy many plants and flowers. It’s tempting to panic at the first …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 06-19-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 19, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,600 head compared to 11,160 last week and 12,273 year ago. Compared to one week …
Upcoming Deadline; Planter Purchased; Peanut Butter Donations
June 30 is an important deadline for many producers to be aware of. Tyron Spearman has a reminder about that while also looking at a research plot planter that was purchased and where recent peanut butter donations have been made. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida …
Americans Support COVID-19 Aid to Farmers; Trust Remains High
American Farm Bureau Federation Trust in America’s farmers and ranchers remains high amid the devastating blow delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new American Farm Bureau Federation poll shows 84% of Americans trust the nation’s farmers and the same overwhelming majority support financial assistance from the government for farmers struggling to keep from going under because of the pandemic. “The …
Facts of the Flow: Lake Okeechobee, 2020 Year-to-Date
(SFWMD) — Here is the latest update on inflows into Lake Okeechobee for the calendar year to date. This data is provided by SFWMD’s DBHYDRO database. There has been no back-pumping into Lake Okeechobee from the Everglades Agricultural Area this year. Source: South Florida Water Management District Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers …
Cotton Growers Need to Monitor for Plant Bugs
By Clint Thompson Scouting for plant bugs is an important practice all cotton growers need to be doing now, says Phillip Roberts, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension entomologist. He estimates 35% to 40% of the cotton crop is squaring. Unfortunately, some farmers are already reporting high incidences of plant bugs. “We have received a few reports of fields exceeding threshold …
Georgia Produce Safety Program Inspections Underway Again
During COVID-19, the Georgia Produce Safety Program, through the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA), suspended many of its normal activities. But according to Education and Outreach Associate, Elizabeth Danforth, some of those have started back up again. In following Governor Kemp’s guidelines, Danforth said that as of last week they started doing inspections again. And Elizabeth notes they’ve also started …
Free Juice Returning to Florida’s Highway Welcome Centers
(NSF) – Free orange juice is set to return to Florida welcome centers next month. On Wednesday, the Florida Citrus Commission approved a $250,000 contract with Visit Florida to start offering juice on July 1. Department of Citrus paperwork said the purpose of offering orange or grapefruit juice to visitors is “to increase awareness of the Florida citrus industry and …