Water issues are still top of mind for many in Florida and Matt Joyner, director of federal affairs for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, says it is still a top issue for his boss, Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam. Play Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
House Ag Chairman on Importance of Preparing for Next Farm Bill
Many agriculture and commodity groups have already started conversations regarding issues facing agriculture that the groups deem important for the next farm bill, which is expected in 2018. But it’s not only farm groups talking about the farm bill, as some lawmakers are doing the same. Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas, talked recently …
USDA Designates 2 More Counties in Alabama as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Calhoun and Cleburne counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in Cherokee, Clay, Etowah, Randolph, St. Clair and Talladega counties in Alabama also qualify for natural disaster …
USDA Designates 4 More Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Clarke, Oconee, Polk and Towns counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Georgia also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are contiguous. …
Louisiana Flooding Destroys $14 Million of Rice
With more than 20 inches of rain in southwest Louisiana since last week, early estimates are that flooding has destroyed $14 million worth of the state’s rice crop. That estimate remains “fully speculative,” however, as the full scope of damage will not become clear until the water recedes. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Advancement of Farming
Everett Griner talks about how farming had advanced in the past one-hundred years and where it may go in the future 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 …
Chicken Consumption Study
Whether at home or out on the town – nine in ten consumers are purchasing chicken regularly. Cathy Isom looks into why Americans are eating chicken in record amounts these days. That story’s ahead 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 …
Some NASS Surveys Rotate Years
There are various surveys that USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service conducts each and every year. But according to Jay Johnson, director of the Eastern Field Offices for NASS, there are also some that only happen every other year, or possibly even every three years. Play Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Congress Told TPP is Coming
There has been a lot of talk about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement the past few days, as last week the White House let Congress know it will be bringing TPP to lawmakers in a move that was intended to bring new energy to the discussions. The move came during this presidential campaign that has both major party candidates coming …
Asian Trade Negotiations Taking Place without the U.S.
Representatives from Australia, Singapore, and other countries in the Far East and Pacific Rim are in Vietnam this week, negotiating a trade agreement that could potentially take the place of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement would exclude the U.S. and include China, which is Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …