The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association recently met together for their quarterly meeting. Erin Beasley of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association sat down with us to tell us more. “Well, it was great last week to welcome in our county leaders from all 67 counties for the quarterly board meeting of the association,” said Beasley. “At this meeting, we went over the draft …
Florida Beef Council Gets Ready for Daytona Race Week
The Florida Beef Council is looking forward to the upcoming race week in Daytona, Florida. Here is Deanne Maples of the Florida Beef Council to share more. “It is a big race weekend here in Florida with NASCAR back at Daytona International Speedway, so it’s definitely a great time to talk about a really fun partnership we’ve had in the …
Georgia Beef Board Emphasizes BQA Protocols
The Georgia Beef Board understands the value of your herd. Here is Wyatt Doolittle of the Georgia Beef Board to share his thoughts. “So, we spend a lot of time talking about how strong cattle prices are right now. I think there’s another side of this market that we as producers have to think about as well. So, when cattle …
Cotton, Peanut Field Day Slated for Sept. 2
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) and Georgia Peanut Commission remind growers, industry leaders and the general public that the Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2 at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus in Tifton, Georgia. The GCC, GPC and University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams will co-sponsor the joint …
Trump Announces 90-Day Tariff-Free Ground Beef Imports
The Trump administration has announced a 90-day tariff-free ground beef imports to cut prices. The deal allows up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to enter the U.S. tariff-free for 90 days, with a commitment to sell at 25 percent below current market prices. In a post on X, President Trump said, “Today, I concluded a deal to substantially …
Peanut Board Discusses Funding Use
Peanut farmers have a checkoff program that funds the National Peanut Board based in Atlanta, Georgia. This year they’ve had their program of work planning session and how to spend 13.1 million dollars. This is the amount of money they’ll have this year to promote peanuts. They also are talking about their new platform, Unifying Peanuts, with their new theme …
ACA Junior Field Day Applications Open
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is looking forward to their upcoming junior fall field days. Here is Bailey Watson with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to tell us more. “Yeah, so we have our AJCA fall youth field days coming up in September. So we will have two free youth education opportunities available to youth 9 to 21. These field days this …
Details on SPUR Program
Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Richard Fordyce announced open applications for the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program, which provides temporary support for eligible beef processors. “Part of the money comes up front basically for processing cattle in 2025. The other half comes when you have hit that 60% processing number now here in 2026,” said Fordyce. …
NCBA Representative Reflects on Summer Business Meeting
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association held their summer business meeting this past July. Clint Richardson, NCBA Division Region 2 Representative for Florida, reflected on why these meetings make a difference. “I would just say, I think the summer business meetings are unique because, because, you know, nationally we get together as an industry in February as well at convention, but …
GCC Mid-Year Update: UGA Extension Cotton Agronomist Informs Georgia Growers About This Year’s Crop
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) mid-year meeting in late July provided University of Georgia Extension specialists an opportunity to update growers about this season’s crop, including the weather’s impact, cotton jassid and plant growth regulators. The annual meeting, held on July 29 in Statesboro, Georgia, allowed Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, to address …









