For this week’s Georgia Grown Moment, Wes Shannon, a peanut farmer in Tift County, Georgia talks about some of the things that make him proud to produce one of Georgia’s top crops. 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 …
Feral Hog Image Changing
Everett Griner talks about feral hogs finding support 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
Ag in Review for the Week Ending August 26, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, USDA announced plans to purchase cheese, the FAA’s new operational rules for commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems starts August 29th, we have an update from Peanut Proud on peanut butter donations to Food Banks in Louisiana and Mississippi, bearded chickens, duck eggs Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
Packing Safe School Lunches
Back to school time for students means school lunch packing time for many parents. Cathy Isom has some tips to make sure that lunch you send with your child is safe. 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 …
Peanut Butter Delivered to Flood Victims
Peanut Proud has reported that 65,436 jars of peanut butter have been donated by four companies to flood victims in both Louisiana and Mississippi, and over $30,000 in cash has been donated to buy more peanut butter. Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
Martin County Challenges New Water Standards
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Pointing to concerns about increased chemicals going into Lake Okeechobee and nearby waterways, Martin County has filed a legal challenge to controversial new state water-quality standards. The case, filed this week at the state Division of Administrative Hearings, is the fourth challenge to the standards, which were Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
Alabama Agribusiness Council President Looking for New Members
The Alabama Agribusiness Council’s mission is to advocate, promote and enhance the business of agriculture and forestry in the state. They have a variety of groups across the state as members, with one of those being the Alabama Turfgrass Association (ATA). And ATA’s Executive Director, Tricia Roberts, is also the President of the Alabama Agribusiness Council (AAC) this year. She …
U.S. Egg Production up Nine Percent in July
United States egg production totaled 8.5 billion during July, up nine percent from last year. The Department of Agriculture released the monthly U.S. Chicken and Eggs production report this week. The agency says production included 7.36 billion table eggs, and 1.1 billion hatching eggs, of which one billion were broiler-type and 97 million were egg-type. The total number of layers …
Pallet Project
Cathy Isom checks out how we can sprucing up our garden with a pallet. 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 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, …
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Latest Quarterly Export Forecasts for 2016 and 2017
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement on the first forecast for U.S. agricultural exports for fiscal year 2017 and a revised forecast for fiscal year 2016. Both forecasts indicate U.S. agricultural exports have begun to rally and will continue the record-setting pace that began in 2009. …