The trends we saw in meat consumption and meat prices last year may continue here in 2022. And according to a story from Gary Crawford, cattle producers may get a little more money for their steers this year. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response …
Registration Now Open for 2022 Stakeholders Summit
The Animal Agriculture Alliance notes that there is only one way to effectively safeguard the future of animal agriculture, and that is together. So, they want producers to know they have the opportunity to come together in person once again. The 2022 Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit is your chance to meet and collaborate with stakeholders throughout the food chain …
Bitter Melon is a Prolific Vining Plant in Many Varieties
Some of the best bitter melon varieties. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Bitter melon is often called bitter gourd or balsam pear. White Pearl is a hybrid variety and a slightly bitter type. It’s great for salad, stir fry, stuffing, and soups. Beauty Winner is another hybrid that is almost completely white. It has a mellower taste compared …
Resolved to Give Growers What They Need
January marks the season for resolutions: exercising more, eating well and being more organized. But in the research world, resolutions may not be that simple. I don’t think that University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers could be any more “resolved” in finding ways to fight citrus diseases and ways to improve how citrus is grown in Florida. …
New Survey on Food Trends
Information about a new survey was presented recently about food trends by consumers. Tyron Spearman reports how this information affects the U.S. peanut industry. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …
Florida Natural Resource Meeting Web Conference is January 26
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida will conduct a State Technical Committee meeting January 26, from 10:00 am-12:00 pm Eastern time. The meeting is available to the public and NRCS will provide a report for natural resource and program priority decisions and seek recommendations. Materials for the meeting can be found on the NRCS State Technical Committee website. Here are the …
Restoring Longleaf Pine Forests through USDA-NRCS Program
While longleaf pine forests once encompassed more than 90 million acres across the Southeast, the past couple of centuries has seen development, timbering and fire suppression reduce the ecosystem’s range. These forests represent some of the world’s most biologically diverse ecosystems and are home to nearly 600 plant and animal species. That is why USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) …
NMPF Encouraging DMC Signup
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to remind dairy producers that signup for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program runs until Feb. 18, 2022. DMC enables producers to get coverage through this important safety-net program for another year as well as get additional assistance through the new Supplemental DMC. National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Senior Vice President of Communications, Alan …
Deere Introduces First Fully Autonomous Tractor
Deere and Company helped mechanize agriculture with the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837. They recently went in a different direction by unveiling another transformative machine: a fully autonomous john deere tractor. Wired says the new 8R tractor uses six pairs of cameras and advanced artificial intelligence to navigate its environment. It can find its way to a field …
Farmers Continue to Expand Cover Crops
Farmers continue to plant more cover crops. Reuters says those include everything from grasses like rye and oats to legumes and radishes. Some of them get converted to biofuels or fed to cattle, but most aren’t harvested because they’re more valuable when they break down in the soil. Rob Myers of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture estimates cover crops grew …