While much of the talk lately has been about trade and mergers, regulatory issues are still a major concern for many in agriculture. Bob Redding, who represents peanut growers in Washington, D.C., says it is something they continue to deal with on a regular basis. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …
EPA Says Glyphosate Likely Not Carcinogenic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its long-awaited decision Friday on whether glyphosate is carcinogenic, as a World Health Organization division claims. The EPA announced the agency believes glyphosate is not likely carcinogenic to humans. Last year, the World Health Organization’s cancer arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, classified glyphosate Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle …
Food Products Database
Cathy Isom tells you how to tell what’s really in that prepared food you’re buying at the supermarket. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025
Farm Equipment Sales Mixed in 2016
Retail sales of tractors under 40 horsepower and between 40-100 horsepower rebounded in August. However, sales of larger tractors and combines continued their double-digit declines in the newest data available from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). U.S. retail sales for two-wheel drive tractors under 40 horsepower gained 21 percent in August, and are 11 percent higher on the Sponsored …
Concerns with Planned Bayer-Monsanto Merger
The planned Bayer-Monsanto merger announced last week is raising concerns by many in agriculture. Some feel that research key to developing new seed traits and other breakthroughs could be slowed. The Washington Post has reported the $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto deal could reshape farming, further concentrating the nation’s seed and agrochemical industry while reducing choice and stifling innovation needed to feed …
Georgia Grown Moment – A Growing Agritourism Industry
The University of Georgia estimates the economic impact for agritourism is at $142 million for the state. And in this week’s Georgia Grown moment, we have Cynthia Norton discussing the progression and growth of the agritourism industry in Georgia. Download Audio For more information, visit GeorgiaGrown.com and find an agritourism stop near you. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida …
Alabama NRCS Helping with Pollinator-Friendly Conservation Practices
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is helping to integrate pollinator-friendly conservation practices on working lands across the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025
Ag in Review for the Week Ending September 16, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we look at the announcement of a big merger, talk about concerns with the U.S. importing beef from Brazil, a new record for peanut exports, a new record for soybeans yields, growing a corn crop Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To …
Plains Peanut Festival set for Sept. 24
From the Georgia Peanut Commission: TIFTON, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2016) The The 2016 Plains Peanut Festival kicks off Sept. 24 with a parade and lots of peanuts. The festival is held annually in Plains, Georgia, home of President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter. The parade will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, and Bobby Moss will be honored …
USDA Designates 2 More Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Sep. 16, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Lincoln and Wilkes counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in Columbia, Elbert, McDuffie, Oglethorpe, Taliaferro and Warren counties in Georgia also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their …