A Sure Bet for Bringing Pollinators to the Garden

The sure bet for bringing pollinators to your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Whether you call it bee balm, monarda, bergamot, or Oswego tea, this plant is a sure bet for bringing pollinators to the garden. Blossoms reminiscent of fireworks in a variety of colors mean more than just pollinators enjoy the summertime display. Vigorous growth and …

Georgia Team Beef is Growing

Georgia’s Team Beef is a community of runners who recognize the nutritional benefits of lean beef and the vital role high-quality protein plays in their training. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations Taylor Evans says Team Beef is growing. Members of Georgia’s Team Beef work with the GBB to spread the positive message of beef. They share the …

Alabama Beef 101 Being Held This Week

The Alabama Beef Checkoff program will be busy this week sponsoring the first in-person Beef 101 course in more than a year. Ali Cantrell, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) director of education and outreach, says it will be held Thursday. To learn more about Beef Checkoff funded activities in Alabama contact the ACA office in Montgomery or go to their website, …

Florida Beef Ambassador Contest is This Weekend

The Beef Checkoff works in many ways, including with youth. Florida Beef Council (FBC) Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion DeAnne Maples wants people to know a good example of that is a big event coming up this weekend that includes the Beef Ambassador Contest. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities, visit the Florida Beef Council website. Sponsored ContentFlorida …

Cotton, Peanut Crops Developing Slowly

Development of both the U.S. cotton and peanut crops are a little slower than normal. But according to a story from Gary Crawford, cotton continues to look good. USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey has a look at the nation’s peanut crop. In Alabama, 62% of the cotton crop is squaring, which compares to 86% last year, while 83% is the 5-year …

Sign-up Begins for New Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program

We told you last week that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had announced a new program for certain livestock and poultry producers, called the Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP). This was designed to help producers who suffered losses during the Covid-19 pandemic due to insufficient access to processing and the cost of depopulation and disposal of those animals. Signup for this program begins today …

Postponed: Sunbelt Too Wet to Host Annual Field Day

By Clint Thompson Wet weather and saturated field conditions have forced the postponement of Thursday’s Sunbelt Ag Expo’s annual field day in Moultrie, Georgia. Chip Blalock, executive director of the Sunbelt Ag Expo, announced the postponement on Monday with hopes of rescheduling the event soon. “We really hate to postpone the field day coming up this week. We’re going to …

More Hurricanes Predicted

The Colorado State University (CSU) Department of Atmospheric Science on July 8 increased its predicted number of hurricanes in 2021 to nine, up from eight in its June forecast. It also increased the expected number of named storms to 20, up from 18 in the June forecast. This is expected to be an above-average Atlantic basin hurricane season. The average …