Yesterday, Tyron Spearman gave us an update on the latest peanut snack product numbers. Today he looks at how the National Peanut Board is updating their marketing strategy due to a snacking trend. National Peanut Board Updating Marketing Strategy Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Monsanto Happy to Help Farmers with Climate-Smart Practices
Sustainability is a word we hear a lot and according to Charlie Foresman, Sustainable Agriculture Systems Lead with Monsanto, it is one people use when talking about climate-smart practices. Monsanto Happy to Help Farmers with Climate-Smart Practices Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Secretary Perdue Commends the Resiliency of American Farmers
It’s been a trying year for some American farmers. Along with battling the typical disease and pest pressures, many around the country suffered through hurricanes, wildfires and drought conditions. The devastation experienced by many producers highlights the value of farm protection programs. But Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue recently told AgNet Media that agriculture is a resilient industry. Secretary Perdue Commends …
Fighting the Sugar Policy Modernization Act
Amendments designed to gut no-cost U.S. sugar policy were rejected three times on the Senate floor, two times on the House floor, and twice at the committee level during the 2014 Farm Bill debate. But with talks taking place for the 2018 Farm Bill, Phillip Hayes, spokesperson for the American Sugar Alliance, says backers of those defeated amendments are trying again …
Make Your Own Cleaning Products
Cathy Isom give you the ins and outs about how to make your very own all-natural cleaning ingredients. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Make Your Own Cleaning Products Making your own cleaning products is easier than you think. Now that you know what you need, here are some ideas for doing it yourself. For cleaning upholstery and …
GAO: Improvements Recommended to Checkoff Oversight
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending several changes to improve oversight of commodity checkoff programs. The recommendations include instituting a better review of subcontracts and display of key documents on program websites, according to meat industry publication Meatingplace. There are 22 federal agricultural research and promotion programs, funded by a fraction of the sale of each unit of a …
Farm Profits Expected to Stabilize
Following years of decline, net farm income in 2017 for the U.S. farm sector as a whole is forecast to be relatively unchanged at $63.2 billion in inflation-adjusted terms. The figure is up about one half billion dollars, or .8 percent. Meanwhile, inflation-adjusted U.S. net cash farm income is forecast to rise almost $2.0 billion, 2.1 percent, to $96.9 billion. …
Crawford Renews Calls to Open Ag Trade with Cuba
Arkansas Representative Rick Crawford is renewing his call to open agricultural trade with Cuba. The Republican says his proposal is an alternative to repealing the Cuban trade embargo, allowing the U.S. to tap into Cuba’s $2 billion agricultural market, according to Politico. Crawford first proposed the bill in January that would cut back restrictions on U.S. financing for agriculture exports, …
South Korea To Hold KORUS Public Hearing
South Korea will hold a second public meeting regarding the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, known as KORUS. The meeting was announced after the first public meeting was disrupted by angry farmers and livestock breeders, according to the Korea Herald, a Korea-based newspaper. The second public hearing taking place Friday (today) allows Policymakers, trade experts and citizens to take part in …
Ontario Proposes 10 Percent Ethanol Mandate
The government of Ontario is proposing changes to biofuels regulations, including increasing the current five percent ethanol mandate to ten percent in 2020. Advanced Biofuels Canada notes that a 10 percent ethanol mandate is likely to see sales of E15 and higher blends to meet the new average. The organization says the proposal will create expanded job and growth opportunities …