USDA released its August crop reports and the numbers show the 2016 peanut crop is estimated to be 2 percent less than last year’s crop. Tyron Spearman breaks that report down, along with a quick update on how other crops fared in today’s report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
No Change to Cotton Acreage Number
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released its August crop reports today, and Angie Considine with NASS in Washington, D.C. says the cotton acreage estimate is the same as the June report. 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 …
GATE Discussed at 2016 Ag Issues Summit
The Georgia Ag Issues Summit took place this week at the Georgia National Fairgrounds, and a good crowd was on hand to discuss various issues. Bryan Tolar, president of the Georgia Agribusiness Council, was pleased with the event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
USDA Designates 8 Counties in Alabama as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Chambers, Franklin, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion, Randolph, and St. Clair counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Alabama also qualify for natural …
Farmers Markets Must Visit List
With more than 85-hundred farmers markets in the U-S, it could be a little hard to canvass them all in your lifetime. Cathy Isom tells you about the Farmers Markets you might want to put on your must-visit list. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Slight Improvement in Peanut Crop
According to the latest crop conditions report, there is a slight improvement in the peanut crop. Tyron Spearman has the numbers. 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 Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
Discussing Georgia Beef with Divers
Every year the Georgia Beef Board attends various events, talking with consumers about the healthy aspects of beef. And according to Georgia Beef Board’s Kaytlyn Malia, the board was recently able to talk with a completely different group. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
House Leadership says No Reason to Hold TPP Vote
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said last week that he saw no point in bringing up the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal for a vote during the lame-duck session of Congress. According to Reuters, Ryan followed up the comment by saying it’s because “we don’t have the votes,” Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Looking for Temporary Peanut Inspectors
With harvest season just around the corner, Tyron Spearman reports it time once again to start hiring temporary peanut inspectors. 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 Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
Georgia Pecan Growers Executive Director on Market Challenges
Janice Dees, executive director of the Georgia Pecan Growers Association, was in California recently speaking at the California Pecan Growers Association conference. AgNet Media’s Taylor Hillman was there and talked with her about the current marketing challenges, how the newly formed Foreign Marketing Order will help address those challenges, why “the time is now” to promote pecans, how demand is …