Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

Randy Moody Highlights the Importance of Supporting Youth and Details on the Heifers 4 Youth Event

Supporting youth is essential to Alabama’s agricultural industry. Randy Moody with The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, strongly emphasizes the need to support junior cattle producers and provides key information about the upcoming Heifers 4 Youth event. “Yeah, we’re excited about the youth livestock education portion for the foundation. It’s Heifers for Youth, and what that entails is that there’s two donated …

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Florida Beef Council to Share Checkoff Updates at FCA Convention

With the Florida Cattlemen’s Convention coming up the Florida Beef Council looks forward to the opportunity to share updates on the Beef Checkoff.  We caught up with Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council to get a preview of what attendees should expect. “Really looking forward to joining our cattle producers from across the state of Florida and really beyond …

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Georgia Beef Board Reflects on the Impact of the Beef Burger Week

As beef month has come to an end the Georgia Beef Board reflects on the impacts made around the state from the Beef Burger Week events. Here’s Wyatt Doolittle with the Georgia Beef Board to tell us more. “One of the most exciting things is watching communities across Georgia rally around one thing that I think all of us can …

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Secretary Rollins Provides Update on NWS Efforts From Infested Zone in Texas

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was in one of the New World Screwworm infested zones last week and provided an update on the efforts so far to address this pest. “Continue to note that our food supply is completely safe. There’s no compromising of that. Our great American beef, this is an issue. It is a pest that we will continue …

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied Research

The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides resources to researchers for applied research within the cattle industry. We sat down with Dr. Jose Dubeux, Professor of Forages at the University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna to learn more. “All of those things that we talked today, Dale, would not be possible without the support of the Cattle …

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Trump Appoints Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness

President Donald Trump has appointed a new Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness. John Bellinger has been appointed in this role and according to USDA, “will integrate into USDA’s team to help further drive its robust effort to explore all available technologies to combat the New World Screwworm.” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said, “I want to thank …

Small Processors Action Plan

Additional Funding Opportunity For Small Meat and Poultry Plants Announced

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the Small Processors Action Plan last week to “better support small and very small meat and poultry processing plants, improve customer service, and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens while maintaining strong food safety protections for consumers.”  Secretary Rollins said, “Today’s announcement marks another step toward rebuilding our domestic beef industry, the actions contained in …

Alabama Department of Agriculture

Alabama Department of Agriculture Encourages Meat Processor To Take Advantage of Funding Opportunity

The Alabama Department of Agriculture is encouraging meat processors that are eligible to apply for a new funding opportunity through the USDA Rural Development Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program – Phase 4. According to the Department, “The program provides $60 million in grant funding to support beef-focused processing facilities and strengthen local and regional supply chains. Funding is intended …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

Alabama Cattlemen’s Region Meetings Begin This Week

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Region Meetings begin this week and we caught up with Erin Beasley, Executive Vice President of the ACA to learn more. “Well looking forward to rolling out another summer of regional meetings for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association. We get started this Friday on June the 12th. Gonna begin in North Alabama this year at the Priceville Event Center. That …