The final countdown is underway for Congress to pass a GMO food labeling bill before a Vermont labeling law takes effect July first, possibly setting off a patchwork of conflicting individual state laws. But with Congress back for only a month before the presidential conventions, chances for a deal are not looking good. It’s a top priority for American Farm …
Georgia Cotton Commission Pleased to See Help for Producers
We’ve been talking over the past few months how the cotton industry has been working with Congress and USDA to find ways to help address the significant challenges facing the U.S. cotton industry. And Georgia Cotton Commission’s Executive Director Richey Seaton says on Monday, USDA announced they will be providing an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments to cotton …
15 States Represented at SASDA Conference
Representatives from states across the south are in Point Clear, Alabama this week for the 2016 Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) Conference. 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 …
Meals Without Meat
Everett Griner talks about eating healthy meals without meat in today’s Agri View. 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 SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Bat Population Decline
In the second part of her series on bats Cathy Isom tells us why the bat population is seeing record declines, and, what we can do to help keep these flying mammals around. 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 …
USDA Provides Targeted Assistance to Cotton Producers to Share in the Cost of Ginning
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, June 6, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) will provide an estimated $300 million in cost-share assistance payments to cotton producers through the new Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program, in order to expand and maintain the Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly …
USDA Working to Strengthen Agriculture
Since 2009, USDA has worked to strengthen and support American agriculture, an industry that supports one in 11 American jobs, provides American consumers with more than 80 percent of the food we consume, ensures that Americans spend less of their paychecks at the grocery store than most people in other countries, and supports markets for homegrown renewable energy and materials. …
USDA Launches Big Farm Survey
A new USDA survey will provide the answers to many questions about farm operations across the country. Gary Crawford has some of the details in the first part of this 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, …
The Farm Economy and Specialty Crops
We talked last week about the down farm economy as a whole and how prices continue to be well below where many farmers need them to be. And in this report, Bob Young, chief economist and deputy director of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation, looks at the farm economy and how it’s affecting specialty crop producers. Download …
SASDA Holding Annual Conference in Alabama
The Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture is holding their annual conference this week, as it started Sunday and runs through Wednesday, June 8th in Point Clear, Alabama. SASDA is comprised of the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of Agriculture from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, …