The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is sponsoring a series of seminars next week focusing on issues that involve inheriting farmland. The seminar is titled “So, You’ve Inherited a Farm, Now What?” and will provide information and education about farmland ownership. Extension Educator Allan Vyhnalek will be one of the presenters at the two and half hour seminar. Info Vyhnalek says …
USDA Announces Sorghum Checkoff Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of five members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board. The producers appointed to serve three year terms are: Klint G. Stewart Columbus, Neb. Carlton Bridgeforth, Decatur, Ala. Verity Ulibarri, Melrose, N.M. Shayne C. Suppes, Scott City, Kan. Charles Ray Huddleston, Celina, Texas “The United Sorghum Checkoff Program helps sorghum producers …
Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports to Continue Strong in FY 2018
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) export forecast. “This quarterly trade forecast reflects the fact that U.S. agricultural exports are continuing strong in the 2018 fiscal year. We just closed out FY 2017 with the third-highest export total on record and I’m delighted to see that FY 2018 is …
National Peanut Board Updating Marketing Strategy
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. …