When it comes to the citrus industry, Compass Minerals has products they want growers to learn more about. AgNet Media’s Sabrina Hill talked with their Senior Product Manager, Vatren Jurin, who says they can help growers with their water soluble product line, ProAcqua. Compass Minerals Offers Soluble Product Line for Citrus Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
UF Studies Shows What Some Bugs Do for Love, Like Sacrificing a Leg
Males of many species must compete for mates, often using body parts scientists call “weapons” to defeat their opponent, survive and in some cases, produce more offspring, University of Florida researchers say. As an example, deer develop antlers, which help them compete with other male deer for female attention and to survive battles with predators in the wild kingdom. Now, …
Stoneville Cotton Stands and Delivers
As the 2017 cotton season winds down, growers continue to look for varieties and traits that will deliver for next year’s crop. Stoneville varieties do just that, providing early-season vigor that leads to in-season strength and high yield potential at harvest. Bayer Regional Agronomist, Jenny Cahoon, says you can get a strong start with Stoneville. Stoneville Cotton Stands and Delivers …
Help the Planet – Environmentally Friendly Holidays
Cathy Isom has some ways to be environmentally friendly, letting you know how you can help out the planet while ringing in the holidays this year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Help the Planet – Environmentally Friendly Holidays Tis the season when families reunite…friends gather…and the food and beverages are a plenty. But it’s not necessarily the best …
Egg Supply Dropping Prices, Pressuring Cage-Free Market
An abundance of inexpensive, conventionally produced eggs is depressing demand for higher priced cage-free eggs. A new report by CoBank says egg production, conventual and cage-free, has surged since the 2015 avian flu outbreak. More than 229 major food companies following the outbreak pledged to use cage-free eggs by 2025. Meanwhile, total table egg production is expected to return to …
Global Drought Severity Index Launched
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and others, are rolling out a new worldwide satellite-based drought severity index. Relying on data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission, called GRACE, the index adds groundwater storage to drought assessments, augmenting commonly used tools most often based on the amount of precipitation. Researchers announcing the index say it will “provide …
U.S. Soybean Exports Top Another Record
Government data shows that U.S. farmers again exported a record amount of soybeans, shipping 2.6 billion bushels to international buyers in the 2016-17 marketing year. Valued at more than $28 billion, the milestone represented the second year in a row that exports exceeded 60 percent of U.S. soybean production. However, the United Soybean Board warns that record U.S. production is …
Disaster Bill Includes Cotton, Dairy Provisions
The $81 billion House disaster aid package includes provisions for cotton growers and limited support for dairy producers. The National Farmers Union says both cotton and dairy farmers need appropriations fixes before the start of the next farm bill. The bill, however, offsets part of the cost by making changes to nutrition infrastructure. NFU President Roger Johnson says the organization …
Agri View: Irma Cost Continues to Mount
Everett Griner talks about the agriculture losses suffered by Hurricane Irma continuing to mount in today’s Agri View. Everett discusses the damage to the agriculture losses suffered in Georgia and Florida, and the resiliency of the farmers. Irma Cost Continues to Mount Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Wood from Corn Stover
Corn Board Manufacturing Inc. is taking waste from the field and making wood for thousands of products. Lane Segerstrom, founder of the company, explains how the company turns corn stover to an added value product for farmers. Stover Based in Frisco, Texas, Corn Board Manufacturing is marketed as a sustainable company. The company is looking to expand to other areas, …