Plants that Work Best for Drying Flowers

If you want to add natural beauty in your home from your garden, Cathy Isom gives you the best methods for drying flowers and which plants work best. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.  Drying flowers is a great way to preserve the beauty of fresh-cut flowers and add a touch of color to your home year-round.  Dried …

Mid-Mississippi Delta River Region Potentially a “Next California”

(NAFB) — A report from the World Wildlife Fund details how the Mid-Mississippi Delta River Region could become the “Next California” of fruit and vegetable production because of climate change. The report, The Next California, Phase 1: Investigating Potential in the Mid-Mississippi Delta River Region, explores the viability of shifting some fruit and vegetable production to an area of the …

Added Significance to Crop Insurance Sales Closing Date

March 15th is the deadline for producers to purchase crop insurance for spring planted crops. And according to a story from Rod Bain, that date is also important to producers who accepted federal prevented planting top up payments last year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …

EQIP is the Workhorse of Conservation

Many landowners are familiar with EQIP, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. It provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers to address natural resource concerns and deliver a variety of environmental benefits. According to NRCS Associate Chief, Kevin Norton, EQIP is the workhorse of conservation. Norton told Southeast AgNet that programs through EQIP are not just about traditional crop production. Learn more …

Questions Concerning More or Less Peanut Acres

There are some questions right now as to whether there should be more, or less peanut acres planted this year. 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 …

SLE Rodeo Coming in Two Weeks

With March here, that means it’s about time for the 2020 Southeastern Livestock Exposition (SLE) Rodeo. It will be held March 19-21 in Montgomery, Alabama. This past year, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) hired Lauren Wilson to take over as the new Director of Rodeo Programs, and she told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman all about this year’s event. Sponsored ContentCIR …

2020 Team Beef Florida Off to Good Start

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is pleased with the fact the fourth season for Team Beef is off to a good start. Erin Freel told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman, they are now up to 39 team members and they have already been running. To learn more, contact the Florida Beef Council office in Kissimmee, Florida or go to teambeefflorida.com.  Sponsored …

Do Not Expect More MFP Payments

There are some questioning whether farmers could possibly see more trade aid due to the fact the purchases promised in the trade deal with China have not materialized yet. But according to a story from Stephanie Ho, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is urging farmers not to expect another year of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

Researchers Put Cornstarch to Use Fighting Pests

(USDA/ARS) — Add yet another use for cornstarch—besides thickening soups and gravies, making adhesives, soothing skin and removing stains. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Peoria, Illinois, are now using the versatile commodity to make products that can fight insect pests, prevent disease and decay and impart water resistance to surfaces. Underpinning that effort is the team’s use of patented …