No Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days in 2020

The Farm Progress Show and Husker Harvest Days have been going strong for 65 years as a place that farmers can go to find out about new products and tools to boost productivity. But for the first time, the shows won’t happen. Farm Progress made the difficult decision to cancel both shows due to the rapidly changing conditions related to …

How to Grow Eggplants in Containers

How to grow Eggplants in containers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Eggplants are a fantastic vegetable to grow in containers.  They will add a decorative element to your patio with their deep purple fruits and flowers.  And, you can get a large harvest from a single plant. Any eggplant suits container growing, but the heirloom and smaller …

ARC-PLC Sign-up Ends Tuesday

Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 are being reminded that Tuesday, June 30 is the final day to do so. FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce said the 2020 sign-up is just a continuation of decisions that were made in the 2019 sign-up. While program elections for …

Trying to Get the Peanut Products Market Back

Various manufacturers of peanut products are working to get the market back for the products they produce. Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …

Georgia Fires Back at Florida in Water War

(NSF) – Arguing that Florida’s case was “built on rhetoric and not on facts,” Georgia is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject arguments by Florida in a long-running battle about divvying up water in a river system that links the two states. Georgia attorneys on Friday filed a 57-page document asking the Supreme Court to deny Florida’s request for …

Mexican President to Meet This Week With Trump

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be in Washington this week to celebrate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade going into full effect. The Washington Trade Daily says Obrador will meet with President Trump and may also meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As the agreement between the three North American countries enters into force, Obrador is making the …

Applications for Wetland Mitigation Banking Program Funds Due July 6

Here is a reminder from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) that applications for funding through the Wetland Mitigation Program are due July 6. This funding, of up to $5 million, is available to help conservation partners develop or establish mitigation banks to help agricultural producers maintain eligibility for USDA programs. Wetland mitigation banking is the restoration, creation or enhancement …

Scout for lesser cornstalk borers in peanuts

By Clint Thompson University of Georgia Cooperative Extension peanut entomologist Mark Abney is once again encouraging farmers to scout their fields – this time for lesser cornstalk borers (LCB). In the UGA Extension blog, Abney said the pest has been found by consultants and county agents in peanut fields across the state. Populations have reached treatable levels in different locations. …

CSP Applications Due June 30 in Georgia

The cutoff period for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications in Georgia to be considered for funding this year is Tuesday, June 30. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners earn payments for expanding conservation activities while maintaining agricultural production on their land. CSP also encourages adoption of new technologies and management techniques. The …