Social Media Discussed at Cattle Industry Convention

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock

Many topics are being discussed this week during the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tennessee including social media. A session on that topic was held this afternoon as Southeast AgNet Founder & President Gary Cooper was the moderator for the event put together by the National Agri-Marketing Association. AgWired’s Chuck Zimmerman caught up with the panel and you can …

NCBA Pleased with Department of Labor’s Reconsideration of On-Farm Child Labor Regulations

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

NASHVILLE, TENN. (Feb. 1, 2012) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Bill Donald welcomed a crowd of roughly 6,000 cattlemen and women to Nashville, Tenn., for the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show with news that the U.S. Department of Labor announced today, Feb. 1, 2012, the agency’s intent to reconsider a portion of its proposed rule …

Texas Citrus Growers, Researchers Check Out Florida HLB

Dan Citrus, Florida

Just weeks after HLB, or greening disease, was confirmed in Texas, Texas citrus growers, researchers and regulators are spending two days in the Sunshine State learning how Florida is managing HLB. Harold Browning, chief operations officer for Florida’s Citrus Research and Development Foundation, helped set up the Texans’ visit and provides an overview in the first report. Download Audio In …

BQA Building Consumer Trust

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In our weekly “BQA Quality Report”, brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs we are talking with with Jamie McConnell from Clanton, Alabama who said BQA helps producers put out the product consumers want. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting BQA.org