Halloween is coming up Thursday, and Tyron Spearman reminds folks to buy candy that includes peanuts and peanut butter for the ghouls and goblins visiting your home this year. 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 OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …
Cotton Crop, Peanut Harvest Progress
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey has the latest crop progress and condition report on the U.S. cotton crop. Rippey gives the latest report on the pace of the nation’s peanut harvest. In Alabama, 98 percent of the cotton bolls were open, which compares to 95 percent last year at this time. Sixty-one percent of the cotton crop has been harvested, which compares …
Peanut Lab to Celebrate Anniversary
The National Peanut Laboratory, located in Dawson, Georgia, will soon celebrate a big event. Tyron Spearman has the details. 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 OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Oklahoma Farmers Help Family with Peanut Harvest
In a small farming community in Oklahoma, a field of peanuts was harvested by a group of neighbors after their fellow farmer passed away from cancer. Tyron Spearman has the story. 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 OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
Tips for Growing Baby Vegetables Successfully
In her third installment on baby vegetables, Cathy Isom has some tips for growing baby vegetables successfully. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. There are a few techniques that will help growing baby vegetable yields easily. Plant more baby plants in the same space or less than you would full-sized plants. Closer plantings means more leaf mass to …
NCC Applauds EPA Revisions for Pesticide Applications
(NCC) — The National Cotton Council (NCC) appreciates the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to change some aspects of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS) that were finalized under the last administration. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler made the announcement today regarding the proposal that provides much needed changes to what is called the Application Exclusion Zone, or AEZ. The AEZ is …
Peanut Loan Processing Resumes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that peanut loan rates were incorrectly calculated for the 2019 crop year. They were soon updated, only to find additional errors, which temporarily halted loans in a couple of states. But according to a story from Tyron Spearman, this has all been corrected and loan processing has resumed. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
Peanut Harvest Update
Peanut harvest continues across the Southeast. Tyron Spearman runs through the latest numbers, and also provides information about a counting system issue. 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 OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
Hemp, Hops and More Crops Highlight Florida Ag Expo
BALM, FL (UF/IFAS) — Farmers, nursery managers and others can get a glimpse of the latest and greatest UF/IFAS research into tomatoes, strawberries, hemp, hops and ornamental plants at the annual Florida Ag Expo at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. Informative sessions will fill the day, with events running from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 21, …
Black on Georgia Peanut, Cotton, and Pecan Harvest
Despite the dry conditions much of Georgia had been going through, harvest has moved along. Of course recent rains have been welcome, especially with the peanut harvest. Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, Gary Black, says he’s heard about some surprising dry land numbers. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …