The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) today announced the preservation of a Florida family farm. Through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP) the Limestone Creek Ranch property, a more than 470-acre cattle operation in Hardee County, is being preserved through a rural land protection easement for $2,837,000. “We are very proud to add the folks at Limestone Creek Ranch …
Cotton planting is picking up across the belt, and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey has the good news on cotton planting and condition Rippey also has an update on peanut planting and condition. According to the USDA National Agricultural Statics Service (NASS), this is where cotton and peanut planting progress across the Southeast stood as of this past Sunday: In Alabama cotton planted was …
Many traders look forward to seeing the weekly crop reports. But as Mark Oppold reports, those as of late are not really telling the whole story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Trends say food prices are stabilizing. Rod Bain has more coming up on This Land of Ours. Listen to Rod Bain’s This Land Of Ours program here. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Lawmakers recently advanced the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act out of a subcommittee. The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce marked up and passed the legislation for full committee consideration. The action follows a subcommittee hearing on April 30, and mirrors the draft legislative language that was the focus of hearing. Representatives from the National …
We have heard about the potential summer weather outlook that includes a shift in climate patterns. According to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, this involves a transition from an El Niño to a La Niña pattern over the summer. Rippey explains what the forecasted summer weather conditions across the country may mean from a crop and pasture perspective. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …
As the markets re-open today after the holiday weekend, Mark Oppold looks at how some of the agricultural commodities have performed so far this year. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …
Weather experts are voicing concerns about hurricane season. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. With the Atlantic Hurricane Season beginning on June 1, AccuWeather meteorologists are concerned about a serious threat of rapidly intensifying storms during the 2024 season. Rapid intensification of tropical storms and hurricanes is defined as a tropical storm or hurricane that quickly gains wind …
Over the next few weeks, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct two major mid-year surveys, the June Agricultural Survey, and the June Area Survey. NASS will contact nearly 5,900 producers across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1, 2024. “The June Agricultural Survey and the June Area Survey are two …
On this Memorial Day, Mark Oppold remembers a rural media group founder. A media group that included RFD-TV. A Celebration of Life in Patrick Gottsch’s honor will be held at the historic Fort Worth Stockyards in the neare future. More details will be announced in the coming weeks. Patrick Gottsch grew up on his family’s farm in Elkhorn, Nebraska, where …
