Everett Griner talks about rules set for drone use by the FFA in today’s Agri View. 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
Hurricane Poised to Pummel North Florida Coast
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, September 1, 2016………. Evacuations have been ordered for several Gulf Coast communities and state parks across North and Central Florida as the Sunshine State braces for the first hit from a hurricane in more than a decade. “This is life-threatening. We have a hurricane,” Gov. Rick Scott said …
Planning a Safe Picnic
Cathy Isom has some tips on how a little bit of planning can help prevent a lot of problems with your Labor Day cookout and picnic. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. 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 …
Taking Donations for More Peanut Butter / China to Plant More Peanuts
We told you recently that peanut butter had been donated to the flood stricken areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, and now dollars are being collected for future needs. Tyron Spearman has that story, along with an update out of China concerning the amount of peanuts they plan to plant during the next season. Donations: Download Audio China: Download Audio Sponsored …
Florida Farm Grows Longleaf Pine, Increases Wildlife
Back in the mid-’80s, Rebecca Shaw decided to plant loblolly pine on her farm located south of Quincy, Florida. But over the years, she and her son Dick decided they also wanted better wildlife habitat on their property. So they learned about USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Download Audio More on this story can …
Learn More about RCPP through Alabama NRCS
Steve Musser, assistant state conservationist for programs with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, talks about the Coastal Headwaters Forests (CHF) partnership, and that it’s a program being conducted through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Cash Receipts for Ag Producers Down
Farmers as a whole should see lower cash receipts in 2016 compared to last year, according to USDA’s latest Farm Income Forecast. Rod Bain has the story. Download Audio 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 …
2016 Fresh Summit Convention & Expo Coming to Florida
The largest Fresh Summit expo ever is coming to Florida next month, as it will take place October 14-16 in Orlando. And according to the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), the 2016 Fresh Summit Convention & Expo will deliver the fresh produce and floral industry’s best innovations, networking and professional education. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board …
Cotton Cultivated Web Site Adds Custom Weather Feature
From The Cotton Board: (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) – Cotton Incorporated’s producer-centric Web site, Cotton Cultivated, has a new weather tool tailored for cotton growers. The tool delivers weekly weather video forecasts that focus on the U.S. Cotton Belt. These two-to-four minute weather videos will be posted to the Cotton Cultivated Web site each Thursday morning and provide an overview of weather …
DOJ Seeks to Stop Deere from Purchasing Monsanto’s Precision Planting Division
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop Deere & Company from buying Monsanto’s Precision Planting farm equipment business. The Justice Department said the proposed deal would mean higher prices for farmers who want to buy Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …