Now that the mid-term elections are over, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman asked National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Colin Woodall, his thoughts going forward. NCBA Optimistic on a New Farm Bill Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
Georgia Participates in Food Safety Inspector Exchange Program with Ireland
Georgia recently welcomed visitors from Ireland as part of a novel Inspector Exchange Program co-hosted by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (AFM). “The Inspector Exchange Program with Ireland intertwines the knowledge, skills and best practices between our two agencies, sharing information with a global perspective,” said Gary W. Black, Agriculture …
Fried Tops Caldwell By Narrow Margin in Ag Commissioner Race
After trailing on election night, Democrat Nikki Fried held a slight lead Friday morning in her race with Republican Matt Caldwell to become state agriculture commissioner. With votes continuing to be counted, Fried held a 2,915-vote lead as of 7 a.m. Friday, according to the state Division of Elections website. With 8,046,381 votes tallied in the Cabinet race, Fried had …
Celebrating National Pepper Month
Cathy Isom fills you in about a crunchy, appetizing food that you may or may not think of as a fruit. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Pepper Month November is National Pepper month. A time to recognize these vibrant colored, crunchy, appetizing fruits. Yes, peppers are fruits, not vegetables, because of the seeds they contain. …
Agri View: BFTP-Largest Industry Established by Foreigners
In this Blast from the Past episode of Agri View with Everett Griner, Everett talks about how the largest industry in our country, farming, was established by foreigners in today’s Agri View. Can you imagine what life on the farm was like back in the beginning? BFTP-Largest Industry Established by Foreigners Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Lowers Cotton Production Forecast
We now have a better idea of how Hurricane Michael affected the cotton crop. Gary Crawford has the details. USDA Lowers Cotton Production Forecast Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or …
Deadlines Set in Florida-Georgia ‘Water War’
Florida and Georgia will have until the end of January to file new arguments in the legal fight over water use impacting the Apalachicola River system, a special master said this week. Paul J. Kelly, a senior judge on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals who is serving as special master, set a Jan. 31 deadline for the initial …
Secretary Perdue on Dept. of Labor Rulemaking on H-2A Visa Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised proposed rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which could help farmers advertise job openings to domestic workers as required under the H-2A visa program. The DOL rulemaking would require that employers seeking to hire temporary workers post the employment opportunities online, rather than in expensive newspapers advertisements reaching a limited audience. …
Lower Peanut Production Forecast
New figures from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) indicate lower peanut production for 2017 than first thought. Tyron Spearman runs through the latest numbers. Lower Peanut Production Forecast Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …
Additional USDA Disaster Assistance Workshops Set for Hurricane Michael Recovery
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is hosting disaster assistance and hurricane recovery workshops in Liberty, Gulf, Wakulla and Bay counties. These events are free and open to the public. Representatives from USDA will present information on the various disaster assistance programs and resources available for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. Workshop topics include emergency assistance …