Robert Fountain, Jr. of Adrian, Ga. is a member of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and a CBB representative on the U.S. Meat Export Federation Board, who says it all starts with the individual producer as their beef checkoff is overseas working to create market opportunities for their product.
Getting the message out about the healthy benefits of beef is why Florida Beef Council’s Polly Golden says they work so much with health professionals across the state.
In this report, an overview of the re-organization announced this week by Alico, Inc. The material in this report taken from a news release distributed by Alico this week.
John Deere is about ready to kick off its series of events throughout much of the eastern part of the U S to promote its new line of tractors and equipment for specialty crops. The first four events are “previews” that will be held in Florida in early December, where growers and customers will have a hands-on chance to “Drive Green” with various models, and discuss some of the special closeout deals and financing opportunities on last year’s models too.
Stay tuned to Southeast AgNet for details as “Drive Green” makes its debut in here in the “Deep Southeast”. There will be valuable prizes for producers attending these events, and some other special promotional tie ins that will offer opportunities for our region’s producers. The Florida events are Dec 3, GreenSouth Equipment, Middleburg, FL; Dec 4 Greensouth Equip, Gainesville, FL; Dec 5 Everglades Farm Equipment, Belle Glade, FL; and Dec 6 sponsored by Highland Tractor, to be held at Tampa State Fairgrounds…To hear lots more about these events, and about what Deere is doing to better serve specialty crop producers CLICK HERE.
Getting the message to school age children about the healthy benefits of beef is just one of the many programs that Polly Golden with the Florida Beef Council works with on a regular basis.
We run through the most recent figures of the top state rankings for numbers of cattle and where the U.S. stands as far as beef production is concerned.
Harvey Lemmon of Woodbury, Georgia is a cattle producer and Chairman of the Georgia Beef Board and wants other cattlemen across the state to know they are doing the best with what few beef chekckoff dollars that are available to promote their product.
The Florida Beef Council on a state basis and the national beef checkoff is working to educate health professionals, mainly registered dietitians, about the common misconceptions about protein intake.
NCBA CEO Terry Stokes wants cattlemen to be ready to vote in this presidential election and reminds that their website has information about the candidates and where they stand on ag issues.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation will hold their annual Strategic Planning Conference this week as USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng talks about some of the issues they will be discussing.
To learn more about this week’s USMEF Strategic Planning Conference click Here
This one day invitational tournament is sponsored by and for anglers in the agricultural industry in Florida. The Redneck Invitational Inc. was established in 2002 by a group of growers and ag sales representatives as a non-profit fishing club with the sole purpose of operating an annual fishing tournament. The tournament historically attracts 40 boats or 100 anglers from ag related businesses. The entry fee this year is $225.00 per angler. Read the rest of this entry »
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Ed Whatley talks about how county involvement has really helped to promote their product during October Beef Month across the state.
There is a program underway which is helping to promote the message about beef to many students, parents, and teachers according to Polly Golden with the Florida Beef Council.
Beef checkoff dollars are becoming fewer and fewer, and thus Jim Collins with the Georgia Beef Board said they are doing what they can to make the few they see stretch as far as possible.
October Beef Month events continue across Alabama including your chance to enjoy some great tasting steak sandwiches at an event being held this Saturday. Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says they will be served in Enterprise, Alabama.
As October Beef Month continues, Alabama Cattlemen Association’s President Orland Britnell, wants cattle producers across the state to know how important the beef checkoff is as they need to promote their own product.
Florida Beef Council’s Polly Golden talks about a new way they have become involved in working with health professionals in the state to present information about the healthy benefits beef provides.
USDA ANNOUNCES COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH FOUR TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2008–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced a partnership with four tribal organizations for National Animal Identification System (NAIS) education and outreach. The four tribal organizations are Intertribal Agriculture Council, Indian Nations Conservation Alliance, Intertribal Council of Nevada and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation. Read the rest of this entry »
As the state of Florida looks for ways to make ends meet, we’ve gotten word that the state’s Livestock Market News Service staff could be cut out altogether come next budget season in Tallahassee unless the industry makes waves enough to prevent it. The word we get is that four positions for Livestock Market News will appear on the Governor’s recommended position cuts for fiscal year 2009/2010. This is the entire Market News staff.
At a time when the cattle industry has been hit hard by the drop in the economy(feeder calf prices have dropped 20 to 30 cents per pound over the last month), the industry needs all the help it can get. History has shown that removing market news from a state will produce a 5 to 10 cent drop in the price of cattle. A 5 cent drop on a 400 pound steer mean a $20.00 loss. Multiply that over approximately 600,000 head of feeder calves, and you get a loss of 12 million dollars to the industry. All that loss to save the state $250,000.
It is a critical time for all farmers and ranchers to be making plans to be very active in the coming months when it comes to state budgeting issues. This is one good example of something that can only be saved by strong input and activity on the part of agricuturalists to protect what it needs to keep one of Florida’s most productive industries viable.
The first four events are “previews” that will be held in Florida in early December, where growers and customers will have a hands-on chance to “Drive Green” with various models, and discuss some of the special closeout deals and financing opportunities on last year’s models too. 
October Beef Month in Alabama has wrapped up but Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said it was another great event.
NCBA CEO Terry Stokes wants cattlemen to be ready to vote in this presidential election and reminds that their website has information about the candidates and where they stand on ag issues.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation will hold their annual Strategic Planning Conference this week as USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng talks about some of the issues they will be discussing.
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Ed Whatley talks about how county involvement has really helped to promote their product during October Beef Month across the state.
Beef checkoff dollars are becoming fewer and fewer, and thus Jim Collins with the Georgia Beef Board said they are doing what they can to make the few they see stretch as far as possible.
As October Beef Month continues, Alabama Cattlemen Association’s President Orland Britnell, wants cattle producers across the state to know how important the beef checkoff is as they need to promote their own product.
USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report was issued this afternoon and it shows another month of fewer numbers of head on feed right now.
