From the University of Georgia: Athens, Ga. – An international team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Georgia (UGA) has discovered how parasitic plants, which steal their nutrients from another living plant, evolved the ability to detect and attack their hosts. Their findings, published recently in the journal Science, could lead to new techniques to control the …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Bullying Researchers; Peanut Crop Issues
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on University of Florida/IFAS researchers being harassed as well as a few issues being found in Southeastern peanut fields. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
TPP Negotiations Will Continue
Four days of talks concluded last week with no final Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in Hawaii. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman stated, “We’ve made significant progress.” Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research …
Internal Memos Show Conflict on WOTUS
Internal memos released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reveal the Army Corps of Engineers, the primary regulator in the EPA’s Waters of the U.S. rule, believes that the rule will not hold up in the courts and that it grossly misinterprets the Army Corps data. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association along with the American Farm Bureau, is …
Georgia Beef at Good Eatin’ Great Cause
Good Eatin’ Great Cause is an event that will take place in Atlanta on August 13, and Suzanne Bentley with the Georgia Beef Board says beef will be a part of that event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune …
Not So New
Everett Griner talks about farm equipment sales being slow this year in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research into Producers QuestionsJune 5, 2026Cattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through …
Farmers Markets Doing More Business in More Places
USDA has declared this week National Farmers Market Week. Cathy Isom reports on the sales figures and the number of U.S. farmers markets on the rise. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Encourages Research …
Asking for Delay of WOTUS Rule Effective Date
With the effective date of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule set for August 28, 60 days after it was finalized, various groups are asking for a delay in that date. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune …
USDA Video: USDA Week In Review July 31
A weekly look at some of the events and activities at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In this edition of USDA Week In Review: Relief for the California drought? And art against food waste. For more information go to: www.usda.gov www.usda.gov/oce/weather/ www.usda.gov/oce www.rd.usda.gov blogs.usda.gov www.flickr.com/photos/usdagov Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida …
USDA NASS Begins Project to Gather Conservation Data
A few farmers and ranchers in Alabama, Florida and Georgia may be contacted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS) from now through September as part of a national survey of conservation practices. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources …