A new online portal helps consumers shop cotton this holiday season. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Cotton Incorporated is promoting the textile on its website fabricofourlives.com with the new Shop Cotton section. Shop Cotton links shoppers to a wide variety of cotton goods from several shops. You can get anything from a specialized t-shirt from a small business to …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 12-02-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended December 2, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended December 02, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,800 head compared to 0 last week and …
Peanut Stocks Update
The U.S, Department of Agriculture has released another monthly Peanut Stocks and Processing Report. Tyron Spearman notes the latest numbers indicates a slight rise in stocks. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune …
Great Florida Cattle Drive 2022
The Great Florida Cattle Drive 2022 will be held December 4–10, with 500 participants helping take 1,000 head of cattle through some of the last “Old Florida” style lands. According to a story from the University of Florida/IFAS, to celebrate the previous drives and to salute over 500 years of Florida’s “cow culture,” this event will consist of driving cattle, riding the trail, sleeping …
Specialty Crops Growth Shows Need for Expanded Risk Management Tools
Specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables and nuts, make up almost one-third of total crop sales in the United States, but many specialty crop acres remain uninsured. American Farm Bureau Federation economists recently examined specialty crop coverage. The Market Intel report found that more than 80 percent of the acreage of hazelnuts, kiwifruit, strawberries and lettuce remain uncovered through the Federal …
U.S. Live Holiday Plant Imports Growing
The U.S. is importing more live holiday plants. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Christmas trees and poinsettias are iconic symbols of the holiday season. While the vast majority are grown in the United States for domestic use, a small share of both plants comes from Canada, according to USDA’s Economic Research Service. Trade is highly seasonal, with …
Agriculture Groups Applaud Passage of Bill that Blocks Rail Strike
(NCGA/December 1, 2022) — The Senate voted 80-15 to pass a bill that would head off a potential rail strike that could have disrupted the movement of grain and input shipments. The vote comes a day after the House approved similar legislation. The National Corn Growers Association applauded the development. “We are extremely relieved that Congress took action to head …
House Acts to Prevent Rail Strike
The House of Representatives Wednesday took action to avert a pending rail strike. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on the house floor Wednesday, stated, “A shutdown would grind our economy to a halt, and every family would feel the strain,” while adding, “Small businesses wouldn’t be able to get their products to market. Many of them, as I say, farmers.” National …
Discussing the Next Generation of Farmers
Many discussions have been had about farmers in the future. Tyron Spearman reports the peanut industry is even looking at who will do the farming in years to come. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages …
Harvest Update for Cotton and Peanuts
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued their final 2022 crop progress report for peanuts. While most of that harvest has ended, USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey notes there are a few areas where harvesters are still in the fields. He runs through the latest on both the cotton and peanut harvests, starting with cotton. And Rippey looks at what the USDA report says about …