The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the Organic and Transitional Education and Certification Program and Organic Certification Cost Share Program. The programs help producers and handlers cover the cost of organic certification, along with other related expenses. Farm Service Agency Administrator Zach Ducheneaux says, “By helping with organic certification costs – long identified as a barrier to …
Peanut Planting Nearing 50 Percent
As of this past Sunday, peanut planting was nearing the fifty percent mark. Tyron Spearman runs through the latest numbers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Georgia Hosting ANCW Region II Meeting This Week
The American National CattleWomen‘s (ANCW) Region II meeting will be held Friday and Saturday, May 20-21 in Jefferson, Georgia. The quickly approaching event will be hosted by the Georgia CattleWomen’s Association. ANCW President, Reba Mazak from Sumter County, Florida, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weieman they are looking forward to getting back together again. CattleWomen from across the Southeast are urged to attend as …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day to be Held in July
It has been announced that the 2022 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day will be held July 21 in Moultrie, Ga. Farmers from across the Southeast are invited to learn practical information from the region’s top agricultural scientists about the newest technologies that can be used to improve your operation. The half-day driving tour event is free for anyone who works in …
Ag Credit Conditions Stay Strong While Outlook Softens
Farmland values continued to increase at a rapid pace through the end of 2021. Alongside sustained strength in farm income and credit conditions, the Kansas City Fed says the value of all types of farmland was over 20 percent higher than the year before. The recent strength in agricultural real estate markets has been supported by strong demand, historically-low interest …
Drones to Measure Methane at Dairies
More ways dairy farms are going high-tech. That’s the topic of today’s This Land of Ours. For years, the dairy industry has worked on ground-breaking ways to manage methane, which is inevitable anywhere cows are found. Methane is a result when cow manure breaks down, and it’s also a gas released from the cows’ digestive tract. Basically, cow burps, and …
Dairy Groups: Retaliatory Tariffs Required as Canada Refuses its USMCA Obligations
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) Monday called on the U.S. government to levy retaliatory tariffs on Canada. The call comes after Ottawa made clear that it refuses to meet its signed treaty obligations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) concerning dairy market access. In January, a USMCA dispute resolution panel initiated by the …
China, Brazil are Major Competitors to U.S. Peanut Exports
Yesterday, Tyron Spearman told us about U.S. peanuts exports, and the competition U.S. growers have from other countries. Today, he looks at China and Brazil, two countries that are major competitors. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida …
Beef Checkoff Meeting in Alabama This Week
A meeting of the Beef Checkoff Council in Alabama will take place this week. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, says discussions will be held on both the state and national Beef Checkoff programs. For more information about the Beef Checkoff program in Alabama, contact the ACA office in Montgomery at 334-265-1867. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …
E-Commerce Program Underway in Florida for Beef Month
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) continues their efforts to promote Beef Month in May, and this includes an e-commerce program which just got underway. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, explains what this involves. For more information about Beef Checkoff promotions in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee at 407-846-4557. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response …