From The Cotton Board: Memphis, TN — Site-specific crop management relies on the creation of management zones and on establishing practices that fit variations in the land. Measuring soil conductivity to create accurate soil texture maps is a new and novel way to facilitate this process and the overall success of management planning. A new Focus on Cotton webcast titled …
Growing a Coffee Crop in the U.S.
Everett Griner talks about an attempt to grow a coffee crop in the United States in today’s Agri View. Download Audio 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 SharpShooter™June …
Maple Syrup and Brain Health
Scientists appear to have a made sweet discovery when it comes to possibly finding the cure for Alzheimer’s disease. Cathy Isom tells us how Maple Syrup is being used in modern medicine. That’s story’s ahead on This Land of Ours. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Changes Expected for Ag Sector
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report from USDA indicates some changes are expected for the ag sector. Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio 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 …
Georgia Cattlemen’s Convention Coming in Two Weeks
The 2016 Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show is just 2 weeks away as it will be held March 30 thru April 2. And it of course will take place in conjunction with the annual Beef Expo at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Industry Coalition Seeks to Join Lawsuit in Defense of EPA
From the National Association of Wheat Growers: On March 16, 2016, an industry coalition consisting of the National Association of Wheat Growers, CropLife America, the American Seed Trade Association, the Ag Retailers Association, the National Cotton Council of America, the American Soybean Association, and the National Corn Growers Association asked a federal court to allow them to join the lawsuit …
USDA Designates 2 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, March 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Glascock and Jefferson counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain that occurred from Sept. 15, 2015, through Dec. 22, 2015. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Georgia also qualify …
USDA Designates 11 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, March 17, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 11 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain and flooding that occurred from Jan. 3, 2016, through Jan. 29, 2016. Those counties are: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle …
Work Continues on GMO Food Labeling Measure
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted down an effort by U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts to prohibit states from requiring genetically modified food labels through a bill that was designed to create a USDA voluntary labeling standard for genetically modified products. And while most of us are familiar with the acronym GMO’s, the bill actually referred to them as bioengineered food …
UF/IFAS Study Identifies Opportunity for Further Promotion of Florida Strawberries
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — More than three quarters of Florida’s strawberries are shipped to American markets east of the Mississippi River. Most of those out-of-state consumers enjoy the fruit, but some mistakenly think Sunshine State strawberries aren’t available at their grocery stores, a new University of Florida study shows. That means marketers and others must do a better job ensuring consumers …