Everett Griner talks about biological pesticides in today’s Agri View. Everett tells us what kind of place these products have in today’s farming. Biological Pesticides Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Florida Special EQIP Signup Ends Thursday
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind agricultural producers who suffered damage from Hurricane Irma that this Thursday, December 28, is the deadline to apply for financial and technical assistance in the special Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) signup. Florida Special EQIP Signup Ends Thursday Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst …
Making Your Holiday Meals Waste Free
Cathy Isom has some excellent ways how to make your holiday meals waste free. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Making Your Holiday Meals Waste Free So much food is wasted every year. Approximately 40-percent. And when you add that up, that’s a lot of money. It’s also a lot of trash from disposable packaging and containers. Save …
Earth-Friendly Wrapping for Holiday Gifts
Cathy Isom has some great ideas for some earth-friendly ways of making and wrapping your holiday gifts this year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Earth-Friendly Wrapping for Holiday Gifts This year in the spirit of the season why not try giving back to Mother Earth by doing things a little different when it comes to giving gifts. …
More Earth Friendly Tips for the Holidays
Cathy Isom continues with her environmental tips with more earth-friendly tips for making the holidays brighter this year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. More Earth Friendly Tips for the Holidays If ever there were a time to make the most of bulk bins at your local grocery store or market the holidays are it. With so many …
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 …
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 …
USDA Commits $10 Million to Innovative Conservation Projects
Proposals sought for grazing lands, organic systems, soil health USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making $10 million available for new Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) nationwide. Grant proposals are due Feb. 26, 2018. This year funding focuses on three areas: Grazing Lands: Helping livestock producers make grazing management decisions, encouraging prescribed burning as a grazing management practice, and improving …
EPA to Finalize WOTUS Repeal in April
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to complete formal repeal of the Waters of the U.S. Rule in April 2018. Politico reports an updated regulatory agenda from the White House also shows a replacement rule is scheduled for proposal in May. A final version of the rule is not expected until June 2019. President Donald Trump issued an executive order …
USDA Seeks Applications for $10 Million in Conservation Innovation Grants
Funding is available in three focus areas, including grazing lands, organic systems and soil health USDA is offering grants for innovative ideas for conservation strategies and technologies. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest $10 million in the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program, funding innovative conservation projects in three focus areas: grazing lands, organic systems and soil health. …