In the second part of her series on preparing and planting your garden, Cathy Isom fills us in about the right time to start on those summer vegetables for your year-round harvest. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Right Time to Plant for Summer Veggies Even though summer is months away, the right time to plant for the …
Ag Bankers, Accountants Oppose Sugar Policy Modernization Act
The Hagstrom Report says almost 60 banks and certified public accountants that all do business with sugar growers fired off a letter to the House and Senate Ag Committees opposing the Sugar Policy Modernization Act. The legislation would make changes to the American sugar program. The bankers and accountants say in the letter, “We’ve had the opportunity to review the …
Celebrating National Artichoke Hearts Day
Cathy Isom has a few healthy tips about celebrating one of the oldest foods known to man. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Artichoke Hearts Day Friday March 16th is National Artichoke Hearts Day. According to the California Artichoke Advisory Board, artichokes are a good source of antioxidants, vitamin C, folate and magnesium. The antioxidants in …
UF/IFAS Researcher Hopes to Breed, Grow Nutritious Pumpkins in Florida
Pumpkins and their seeds are good for you. For example, the flesh of the fruit is a good source of many vitamins and fiber, and its seeds provide unsaturated fats that help reduce cholesterol, among their other health benefits. The pumpkin’s nutrient values are driving Geoffrey Meru, a fruit and vegetable geneticist at the University of Florida Institute of Food …
Top Vegetable Varieties for 2018
Cathy Isom tells us just a bit about the top new veggie varieties of the new year. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Top Vegetable Varieties for 2018 Each year, non-profit All-America Selections picks the top new varieties of vegetables and flowers of the year. And, some great ideas for how to prepare them with tasty recipes from …
Agri View: Urban Farming
Everett Griner talks about urban farming just another way to grow food in today’s Agri View. Urban Farming There is a new term for small vegetable production. At least it is new to me. Urban farming. It is directed at small plots of land within the city. I mean small lots. Less than one-quarter acre. It is a way to …
Celebrating National Celery Month
Cathy Isom has us celebrating a vegetable that’s also known as one of the world’s healthiest foods. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Celery Month March is National Celery Month. And if you’re not aware of just what this hearty vegetable can do for you, this is the month to find out. Celery is high in …
Free Trade vs Fair Trade: In Search of the Facts, and a Level Playing Field
Few farming industries in the U.S. are more misunderstood, or perhaps more misrepresented, than the sugar industry. Each time updates for farm legislation is considered, many of the same worn out, inaccurate and biased arguments from anti-sugar forces return to the stage of debate, most often funded by a small core of Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle …
Crop Insurance Deadline Is Feb. 28
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) wants to remind farmers the deadline to sign up for crop insurance for most spring-planted crops is February 28. Other crops have a March 15 deadline. Tyron Spearman has the details. Crop Insurance Deadline is Wednesday Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
National Strawberry Day brings attention to UF/IFAS varieties
Vance Whitaker toils day and night to develop the tastiest, best-looking, aromatic strawberries a consumer would want. Yummy enough for a nutritious snack or to help flavor a cake or pie just in time for National Strawberry Day on Feb. 27. Whitaker, an associate professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, leads …