The future of farming, which includes artificial intelligence, will be a highlight at this year’s Florida Ag Expo. It will take place Thursday, November 18th at the University of Florida /IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm. During this year’s event, learn how artificial intelligence can help in plant breeding and how it can help cope better with weeds, diseases …
Keep Food Local & Affordable Act Introduced
U.S. Representative Greg Steube of Florida recently introduced the Keep Food Local and Affordable Act to combat the recent rise in food prices due to historic labor shortages and inflation. This legislation would implement a temporary stay on the H-2A adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) for states struggling to find domestic workers. The H-2A program allows temporary foreign workers in the U.S.; …
Peanut Group Announces Expansion
A new expansion has been announced by a group involved in the peanut industry here in the Southeast. Tyron Spearman has the details. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …
Stoneville Cotton to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
For 99 years, Stoneville cotton seed has delivered for farmers across the Southeast. And next year will be a big celebration. BASF and Stoneville Cotton Seed Retail Agronomist, Mark Freeman, says they will celebrate their 100th Anniversary. And recently, Freeman told us that despite the various weather delays we’ve seen this year with cotton harvest, they are getting strong reports about a …
Global Peanut Industry Reaches Record Revenues
The global peanut industry reached record revenues during the Covid-19 pandemic, but as Tyron Spearman reports, they now must analyze what to do with sea container scarcity and rising production costs. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Work Continues to Sell U.S. Peanuts to China
While the amount of U.S. peanuts being shipped to China has slowed some, Tyron Spearman reports efforts to sell more continue. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy …
U.S. Peanut Production Forecast is Up One Percent from Last Year
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released their November crop production estimates, and they now say the U.S. peanut crop is expected to be up only one percent compared to last year. Tyron Spearman has the new numbers. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research …
U.S. Cotton Production Forecast Up 25 Percent from Last Year
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their November crop reports today, and Becky Sommer with NASS in Washington D.C. says the U.S. cotton production estimate is up 25 percent from last year’s crop. All cotton production is forecast at 18.2 million 480?pound bales, up 1 percent from the previous forecast, and up 25 percent from 2020. Based on conditions as of …
Harvest Nearing End for Peanuts, Half Over for Cotton
Harvest of the nation’s cotton and peanut crops continues. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey said there was mostly good weather for the week ending this past Sunday. He notes the nation’s cotton harvest pace has passed the half-way point. And Rippey has the latest look at harvest progress for the nation’s peanut crop. In Alabama, 96 percent of the cotton crop saw bolls opening, …
FSIS Updates Peanut Crop Receipts
The 2021 peanut crop continues to roll in, and Tyron Spearman has an update of the numbers received thus far. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers …