Exporting feed grains and related products is worth a lot of money to the U.S. economy. Those exports offer billions of dollars in direct and indirect economic benefits to farmers, the rural communities they live in, and the nation as a whole. Research commissioned by the U.S. Grains Council and the National Corn Growers Association provided concrete numbers to the …
Deliveries of Peanut Butter to Hurricane Ravaged Areas
More deliveries of peanut butter are being made to storm-affected areas. Tyron Spearman has the story. Peanut Proud has stepped up during the entire year for disaster relief. Take a trip through Peanut Proud 2017 in pictures, and their story of helping others through tough times. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Less Than Two Percent of Food Violates Pesticide Residue Standards
Every year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tests food for pesticide residues that violate the limits allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The FDA enforces those standards in both domestically-produced food as well as imported food. As late as the fiscal year 2015, the FDA found that most foods were well within the allowable standards, with domestic food …
November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month
November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month, and according to Tyron Spearman, you can go to the Southern Peanut Growers website, (www.peanutbutterlovers.com) to find out what cities are considered the “Best Cities for Peanut Butter Lovers.” Southern Peanut Growers’ inaugural list has sweet surprises in store Crunchy or creamy, by the spoonful or the sandwich, peanut butter is the sticky staple loved by people nationwide. …
Latest ARC-PLC Enrollment Period Is Open
Local Farm Service Agency offices are now accepting annual enrollments for two Farm Bill farm safety net programs. Rod Bain has the story. Image credit: FSA/ARC-PLC/License: Creative Commons/by Wikivisual 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 …
Grain Traders Getting Squeezed by Oversupply
Over the past few years, farmers have cut their spending due to low commodity prices caused, in part, by a global glut of commodities. A Dow Jones report indicates that it’s now commodity traders’ turn to make significant adjustments. Major players in the global grain trade, such as Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge, Ltd., are reducing expenditures by hundreds of …
More Money Raising Soybeans
For four years in a row crop farmers in Illinois, other parts of the nation too, have made more money on soybeans than corn. The numbers are pretty clear and University of Illinois Agricultural Economist Gary Schnitkey lays them out in an online farmdocDaily article. He says, on average, soybeans have been more profitable than corn since 2013. And farmers have responded …
NCGA Encourages Farmers to Complete NASS Crop Survey’s
Crop surveys from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will be arriving in farmers’ mailboxes soon. The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is urging all crop farmers to take the few minutes to fill out the survey and send it back to USDA/NASS. Anthony Bush is a corn farmer from Ohio and a member of NCGA’s Corn Board. He says it …
National Peanut Board Working to Sell More Products
The National Peanut Board recently exhibited at an event in Chicago, and according to Tyron Spearman, peanuts were prominent. 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 …
New Staff Member for Georgia Cotton Commission
The Georgia Cotton Commission recently announced that Taylor Sills has joined the commission staff as director of public affairs. Sills, who previously worked as the Young Farmer Coordinator at Georgia Farm Bureau, explains his new role with the Cotton Commission. Sills Joins Georgia Cotton Commission The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to announce that Taylor Sills had joined the commission …