USDA made some small changes in their January World Agricultural Supply and Demand Report for U.S. meat production. But Stephanie Ho reports the forecast does continue to show strong prices for meat products. 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 …
Vilsack Already Thinking about Next Farm Bill
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke before the House Agriculture Committee last week and brought up the next farm bill. The Hagstrom Report says he wants the committee to use the next bill to help him move rural America from an “extractive economy” to a “circular economy.” He says a circular economy is one where the wealth stays as the opportunity …
China Didn’t Meet Phase One Commitment
China wound up $16 billion short of achieving its obligations under the Phase One Trade Deal with the U.S. A DTN report says the Biden administration is looking for ways to keep China buying agricultural products. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told the House Ag Committee that the administration is “putting them on notice that we want them to live up …
It’s National Peanut Butter Day
Today is National Peanut Butter Day. And while many of us may have learned in school that peanut butter was first introduced at the 1904 Universal Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, Tyron Spearman gives a little more history about the men who were instrumental in actually developing the famous creamy, smooth food we enjoy today. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Reasons to Grow the Herb that’s Well-Known to Drive Felines Crazy
The many reasons to grow the herb that is well-known for driving felines crazy. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Catnip is known to drive cats crazy, but it’s also helpful for a variety of human ailments such as anxiety and migraines. The plant belongs to the mint family and contains nepetalactone, which is chemically similar to cat …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 01-21-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended January 21, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Weekly Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending January 21, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 7,000 head compared to 11,913 last week …
Driverless Technology Rapidly Rolling Toward Reality
What would have been seen as science fiction a decade ago is quickly becoming reality. In December, autonomous trucking startup TuSimple completed a truck run on the open road without a human in the vehicle. The 80-mile trip on surface roads and highways in Arizona between a rail yard in Tucson and a distribution center in Phoenix was completed successfully. According to …
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, Florida Forest Service Celebrate Florida Arbor Day
(Tallahassee, FL/January 21, 2022)—Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Forest Service are celebrating Florida Arbor Day. Held annually on the third Friday of January, Florida Arbor Day is a time to highlight the many benefits that trees provide to our state’s economy, ecosystems, and communities. While Arbor Day is celebrated nationally in April, many states recognize a state Arbor Day to coincide with …
Two Florida Counties Designated as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
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 …
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Talks with AgNet Media on Funding for Bridge Repairs
President Joe Biden recently announced a new initiative to fund repairs of the nation’s bridges, to the tune of $26.5 billion. A lot of the public focus on this has been on bridges in big cities, so AgNet Media National Correspondent Sabrina Halvorson talked to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to find out how this will help people outside of …