(NAFB) — An Associated Press report says there are still people on both sides of the Pacific Ocean who remain skeptical about the actual amount of farm goods that China committed to buy in the “Phase One” trade agreement with the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said the amount will total $40 billion a year. However, President Trump says the …
Climate Change May Increase Federal Crop Insurance Cost
(NAFB) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service looked into the ways that climate change could affect the cost of the Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP). Researchers worked with statistical models to predict crop yields from historical weather data. They used weather simulations from climate models to build scenarios showing how yields might respond to climate change. Economic …
Add a Splash of Color to Your Winter Garden
Cathy Isom has some great information for you about how to add a splash of winter color to your garden. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Give your garden a splash of winter color by planting and growing the wintergreen plants. The glossy green foliage and red berries of wintergreen plants make a showy ground cover in shady gardens. …
Tough Year for U.S. Farmers
2019 has been a tough year for many farmers across the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture continues efforts to help ease the problems many producers faced this year. Hear more from Tyron Spearman: Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
BASF Promoting Soybean Genetics
BASF is dedicated to providing soybean growers with choices to manage their fields throughout the season. Nick Fassler, BASF Technical Marketing Group Manager, talks about the acquisition and how it has changed their portfolio that now includes the Credenz seed brand. And Fassler says it’s been an excellent year for BASF. Contact your local BASF representative to learn more about their expanded …
Momentous Year in Trade for the Cattle Industry
Looking back at the past year, various issues concerning agriculture trade were top items of discussion. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane says this has been a momentous year in trade for the cattle industry. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
First U.S. Shipment of Chicken to China Arrives in January
(NAFB) — USA Poultry and Egg Export President Jim Sumner tells Agri-Pulse that the first U.S. chicken shipment to China in a long time will enter the Asian country in January. It marks a resumption of those shipments after China lifted a ban on U.S. chicken just over a month ago. The Chinese ban was initially implemented after an avian …
Farmers Union Wants Improvements to USMCA
(NAFB) — Back on December 10, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that the White House and her chamber of Congress had reached an agreement on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Trade Deal. While the National Farmers Union was happy to see an effort to update the old North American Free Trade Agreement, the group says that effort didn’t go far …
Tips for Growing Tomatoes in Containers
In this, the last of her series on tomatoes, Cathy Isom tells you some tips for growing tomatoes in containers. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Tomatoes are not the easiest, but they are a favorite plant to grow. Growing tomatoes in containers can be hugely satisfying or a flat-out disaster. Sometimes there is nothing you can do to prevent …
Lawmakers Seek to Scuttle Conservation Appeal
(NSF) — The House, Senate and two state agencies asked the Florida Supreme Court this week to reject an appeal in a fight about how lawmakers carried out a 2014 constitutional amendment aimed at boosting land and water conservation. Attorneys for the Legislature, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services filed briefs Monday asking …