Record Fuel Prices in Florida

(TALLAHASSEE/NSF/May 13, 2022) — Gas prices in Florida are at an all-time high, up seven cents per gallon since yesterday, and 28 cents higher than one week ago. According to Triple A Auto Club, the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded fuel in Florida is now four dollars and 47 cents per gallon, which is four cents higher …

Sweet Grown Alabama Hosted Second Annual Farm to Table Dinner in Baldwin County

(ROBERTSDALE, AL/May 13, 2022) — Sweet Grown Alabama hosted its second annual farm to table dinner at Waters Edge in Robertsdale May 12. Nearly 150 attendees enjoyed a dinner of locally grown products, music from local duo Wylie Pete and Alabama farm scenery. Farmers, sponsors, local legislators and community members dined on eight classic southern dishes highlighting Sweet Grown Alabama …

Estimating How Many Peanuts are Needed Worldwide

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) recently put together their estimate as to how many peanuts will be needed worldwide. Tyron Spearman has more details. 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, …

Pasture and Rangeland Condition Reaches Record

When this week’s report concerning pasture and rangeland conditions across the country came out, it showed conditions have reached the lowest level for this century. Rod Bain has the story. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at latest notable state pasture and rangeland condition ratings. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle …

Combating African Swine Fever

We’ve been hearing about African Swine Fever lately. So what is it, and what’s being done about it? That’s the topic of today’s This Land of Ours. African swine fever is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease that affects every kind of swine. But, ASF is not a threat to human health or food safety. ASF spread from Africa …

House COVID Subcommittee Report Makes Accusations Against Meatpackers

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report Thursday that says “meatpacking companies engaged Trump Administration political appointees in an aggressive campaign to force workers to remain in dangerous plants with high risk of coronavirus transmission.” The subcommittee is chaired by Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC), who released the following statement with the report: “The Select Subcommittee’s …

Final 2021 Cotton Crop Numbers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released the final production figures from the 2021 cotton crop. Becky Sommer with NASS in Washington D.C. reports the crop was up 20 percent from 2020. The final 2021 production for all cotton is estimated at 17.5 million 480-pound bales, 20 percent higher than the 2020 crop. The United States yield …

Peanut Market Remains Quiet

With the 2022 peanut crop being planted, the market remains quiet. Tyron Spearman reports some farmers are planting without contracts. 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 …

U.S. Dairy Well-Positioned to Serve the Globe

According to the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), as competitors to the U.S. move to constrain, and possibly even roll back their own dairy production, producers here at home are well-positioned to become the preferred supplier to growing international dairy markets. This is according to a couple of top dairy economists. 2021 was a record year for U.S. dairy exports, and William …