The 75th Annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show is coming up this week on March 9-10 at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says while online registration has ended, producers can register on site. Alabama Cattlemen’s Convention Starts Friday Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …
Georgia Beef Team Back in Action
Promoting the benefits of beef to consumers is part of the purpose of the Georgia Beef Team. And Georgia Beef Board’s Kaytlyn Malia says this weekend you will have a chance to see what it is they do for the industry. Georgia Beef Team Back in Action Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
USDA Offers Renewal Options for Expiring Conservation Stewardship Contracts
Agricultural producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts are encouraged to renew their Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contract. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps private landowners build their business while implementing conservation practices that help ensure the sustainability of their entire operation. Participants with existing CSP contracts expiring on Dec. 31, 2018 can access the benefits of …
Cool-Season Forages Field Days in Florida
A couple of winter forage field days are coming up this week in Florida. The first one will be held Thursday, March 8 at the University of Florida Dairy Unit in Gainesville starting at 10:00 am. There next one will be held Friday, March 9 at the White Oak Dairy in Lafayette County, and Shenandoah Dairy in Suwannee County starting at …
Alabama Regional Beef Ambassador Training Workshop
The Alabama Regional Beef Ambassador Program (RBAP) Workshop will be held at Upchurch Hall classrooms, Stanley Wilson Beef Teaching Center and other facilities on the Auburn University campus on Saturday, April 7, 2018. But the deadline for workshop registration is March 19th or until spots are filled. The workshop is designed to prepare youth with the foundational skills, coaching and direction needed …
Celebrating National Frozen Food Month
Cathy Isom has the cool facts about why you will want to pay closer attention to the frozen food aisles at your local market this month. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Celebrating National Frozen Food Month and Day March is National Frozen Food Month. So you may want to pay closer attention to those aisles of freezers …
No Tariff Exceptions for Canada/Mexico
Bloomberg is reporting that there will be no exceptions for Canada and Mexico when it comes to potential tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The only way they get exempted from the tariffs will be if they sign a new North American Free Trade Agreement that’s better for America. “Canada must treat American farmers better and Mexico must stop drugs …
Grain, Dairy Markets Worried About Trade War
Analysts are saying that President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could be hard on farmers. Farm Journal’s Ag Web Dot Com points out that, while Trump hasn’t officially imposed the tariffs, the decision doesn’t have the support of his entire Cabinet and has raised eyebrows all over the world. Jeff Harrison of Combest, Sell, and …
NAFTA Round Seven Wrapped Up Monday and Facing More Questions
The seventh round of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) wrapped up Monday in Mexico City. The three countries have taken some incremental steps toward agreements on some of the lower-level issues. However, trade negotiators and almost anyone else interested in the NAFTA negotiations acknowledged that the looming threat of U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum …
Agri View: What Is Going on with NAFTA?
Everett Griner talks about what is going on with NAFTA, and why, in today’s Agri View. What is Going on with NAFTA You know it is hard to understand what is going on with NAFTA. Mexican farmers, Canadian farmers and American farmers, want to keep it strong and stable. Our secretary of agriculture himself said that the loss of NAFTA …