Earth Day is coming up this Friday. More about that coming up on This Land of Ours. April 22nd will be Earth Day, and according to earthday.org, this is the moment to change it all. The business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. They are promoting the fact that now is the time for the …
New Podcast about Baseball and Peanuts
The National Peanut Board (NPB) recently put together a podcast talking about the history of peanuts and baseball. Tyron Spearman has more information about how the tradition of having peanuts at the ballpark all began. Learn more about peanuts and baseball on the NPB podcast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted …
COUNTRY Financial Provides Tips for Storm Season Preparation
While many think about the storms we’ve seen this spring, Georgia is prone to storms all year. Farmers are encouraged to take time to think about what their families and/or employees should do in the event of a weather-related emergency. Bart Hester, COUNTRY Financial insurance agency owner based in Moultrie, GA. talked with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman about this. They …
USDA Accepting Applications for EQIP Urban Agricultural Initiative in Alabama
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Alabama has announced they are accepting applications from urban agricultural producers for Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) projects under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This program offers producers technical and financial assistance to address resource concerns on their land. “As American agriculture continues to grow in new directions, NRCS conservation assistance will grow along …
USDA Accepting Applications for EQIP Urban Agricultural Initiative in Florida
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida is still accepting applications from urban agricultural producers for Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) projects under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This program offers producers technical and financial assistance to address resource concerns on their land. “Urban agriculture projects can help improve nutrition and food access and increase local food production in urban …
Farmland Prices up 20% in 2022
The stronger land prices of late 2021 continued in the first months of 2022. Farmers National Company reports sale prices took another jump higher because of the war in Ukraine and ongoing inflation fears. Farmers saw higher commodity prices, and investors wanted a low-risk inflation hedging investment, which propelled the competition for good cropland. Farmland values are roughly 20 percent …
Ag Aviation Group Cautions Drone Operators on Ag Operations
The National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) is asking drone operators to be mindful of low altitude manned agricultural aircraft operations. With the growing season getting underway, those operations will increase across the nation. Agricultural aviators treat 127 million acres of cropland in the United States each year and perform a variety of services that help farmers increase productivity and protect …
Preparing for Earth Day
Many people across our country are preparing for Earth Day, 2022. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement. Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970, when an estimated 20 million people nationwide attended the inaugural events at tens of …
It’s Peanut Planting Time
It’s the time of the year when peanut planting is getting underway in many areas of the Southeast. Tyron Spearman looks at some of the issues in the peanut industry which may have a factor as to how many acres will be planted this year. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association Hold Field Day
The Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association held their 2022 Spring Youth Production Field Day on April 14th. The event was sponsored by the Alabama Beef Checkoff Program. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Field Services, Morgan Desselle, says fifty kids from across the state took part in the annual event. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers …