Houseplants for Air Quality

Cathy Isom tells you about the best houseplants to improve the air quality inside your home. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Houseplants for Air Quality Beautiful green and crisp houseplants are known to elevate mood, enhance creativity, promote wellness and according to researchers at NASA, Associated Contractors of America and the American Society for Horticulture Science, certain …

EU Grants Glyphosate License Renewal

After two years of dispute, the European Union (EU) has extended the license for glyphosate for five years. Representatives from a majority of the EU’s 28 nations approved the five-year license renewal of glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world. The unexpected move unblocked a two-year deadlock after the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer …

Big Week for Agriculture in Washington

It’s a “big” week for agriculture in Washington, with key actions likely to have an impact on producers’ bottom-line. The U.S. Senate is expected to take a “make-or-break” vote Thursday or Friday on the GOP’s tax plan, that Republicans will have to pass with a likely razor-thin, Republican-only majority. The GOP is edging closer to the needed votes, and President …

Agri View: Global Warming

Everett Griner talks about global warming in today’s Agri View. Everett looks into the causes of global warming and what can be done to stop it. Global Warming Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …

EPA Maintains RFS Point of Obligation Requirement

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided Wednesday to maintain the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Point of Obligation. A Farm Futures Dot Com report notes that EPA administrator Scott Pruitt followed through on a promise to a group of Midwest senators that he would deny a petition from oil refiners to change the point of obligation. He followed through on Wednesday …

USDA Helping to Protect Wetlands, Ag Lands and Grasslands

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is encouraging those wanting to protect critical wetlands, agricultural lands and grasslands to consider enrolling their property into conservation easements. NRCS Acting Chief Leonard Jordan said “Protecting these lands preserves America’s heritage, natural resources and open space.” Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between …

Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021

Monsanto announced that it’s on track to reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2021. The company expects to meet the commitment it first made in December of 2015. Operational improvements have already reduced Monsanto’s carbon footprint by more than 200,000 metric tons. That’s a reduction about equal to burning 200,000 fewer tons of coal. The rate of reduction …

USDA Offers Assistance to Protect Privately-Owned Wetlands, Agricultural Lands and Grasslands

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages people and groups wanting to protect critical wetlands, agricultural lands and grasslands to consider enrolling their property into conservation easements. This year, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to invest $250 million in technical and financial assistance to help private landowners, tribes, land trusts and other groups protect these valuable lands. The Agricultural …

What Growers Need to Know about New Restrictions for Dicamba

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced an agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont on measures to further minimize damage to neighboring crops from the use of dicamba formulations used to control weeds in genetically modified cotton and soybeans. Senior Scientist for Regulatory and Environmental Issues at the National Cotton Council (NCC), Steve Hensley, has information for growers on what …