China Has Culled 200,000 Pigs Due to Swine Fever Outbreak

China, the world’s largest pork producer, has culled 200,000 pigs from its herds due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever. A Reuters report says Chinese health officials made the announcement last week. That number represents a small part of the 700 million pigs that China slaughters every year for food consumption. However, due to restrictions on transporting animals that …

Online Grocery Sales to Quadruple

Over the next five years, online grocery sales are expected to more than quadruple between now and 2023. More web-based options will become available and more consumers are expected to give it a try. The prediction comes from a new forecast by market-research firm Packaged Facts. Over the past five years, online grocery sales have already tripled. A case study …

Celebrating National Nut Day

Everybody goes nuts over nuts. Cathy Isom is celebrating a nutritious snack that’s can eaten raw, cooked, or roasted. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Nut Day National Nut Day is observed annually on October 22, a food holiday that celebrates a healthy and nutritious snack.  Nuts are a highly prized food and energy source and …

Agri View: BFTP-The Farm Family Dog

Everett Griner first did this one many years ago. Beginning this series of Blast From the Past (BFTP) Agri Views, we thought we would start it off with a favorite of everyone. Everett talks about the farm family dog. BFTP-The Farm Family Dog There is at least on trophy or framed certificate in most farm homes awarded for outstanding accomplishments. …

Fried, Caldwell Face Off Over Medical Marijuana, Water

Democrat Nikki Fried, a medical-marijuana lobbyist, had to defend her desire to move the state’s oversight of medical marijuana into the agency she wants to run. Her Republican opponent, state Rep. Matt Caldwell, was questioned about his support for a bill that delayed for 20 years an unmet deadline to reduce nutrients flowing into Lake Okeechobee. Fried and Caldwell — …

GPC Hurricane Michael Update: Impact on Georgia’s Peanut Industry

Hurricane Michael devastated Georgia agriculture during the most inopportune time; harvest season for many agricultural commodities. One of those commodities included peanuts, where 50 percent of the crop had been harvested. The remaining 50 percent is yet to be harvested as crop conditions deteriorate and damaged peanut buying points struggle to regain power to dry and grade the peanuts. Many …

Peanut Operations Affected by the Storm

There are parts of the peanut industry that were really affected by Hurricane Michael. And according to Tyron Spearman, they are still working to get production back to as close to normal as possible. Peanut Operations Affected by the Storm Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …