Recent rains have really benefited peanut crops across the Southeast. Tyron Spearman has a look at the latest USDA crop conditions report. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant 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, …
Florida Beef Council Gives Educators an Industry Tour
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) works every day to promote beef across the state in various ways. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, looks at an event she took part in this week spreading the beef message to educators. For more information about Beef Checkoff funded events in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Declines in Beef Production Expected this Year and Next
2023 could be the second straight year of falling U.S. beef production. Gary Crawford has an update on why that may happen again, along with a look at next year’s production and price outlook for the nation’s hog producers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
Ag Land Market Will Be Active During the Fall
Early indications are suggesting that land auction activity will be good both before and after the harvest in 2022. Farmers National Company (FNC) says land sales typically slow during the spring and early summer. However, the rate of late summer and fall auctions getting scheduled with Farmers National Company is picking up rapidly. The overall number of sales and amount …
American Fruit Grower’s Survey Shows Serious Labor Concerns
The American Fruit Growers held its annual State of the Industry survey. Labor was a big topic in the survey, and one-third of the respondents say it’s not an issue for them, at least not yet. Growing Produce says they typically have a stable team of employees, and in 20 percent of those cases, it includes family members. For the …
Borlaug Fellows Announced
A new team of fellows is advancing agricultural research. That’s today’s This Land of Ours. USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has announced the 2022 Borlaug Fellows. Since 2004, the Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program has promoted agricultural productivity, food security, trade, and economic growth. Since the program’s inception, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has …
Georgia Counties Designated as Primary Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of …
Removing Barriers to Meet Growing Demand for Food
The American Farm Bureau is calling on USDA to take steps to make sure American farmers continue to have access to crucial fertilizer supplies. The organization submitted comments on USDA’s “Request for Information on Access to Fertilizer.” AFBF says many factors are combining to create shortages and drive up fertilizer costs. AFBF President Zippy Duvall says America’s farmers are getting …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day Moved to August 2
The Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day was originally scheduled to be held this Thursday, but late last week it was announced the event had been rescheduled for August 2. Tyron Spearman explains why. The 2022 Sunbelt Ag Expo Field Day will now be held August 2nd starting at 8:00am Eastern time and running until 11:30am. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Georgia Beef Board Introduces New E-Blast
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) works in various ways to provide producers across the state information about Beef Checkoff activities and promotions throughout the year. And a new addition to their tool box of getting the message out began this week. GBB Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they have developed a new update e-blast. If you …