From the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries: Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) cooperating with the USDA Reference Lab in Iowa has confirmed that Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) also known as ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHv-2) caused a recent die-off at a licensed deer-breeding facility in North Alabama. MCF is a potentially fatal viral disease of …
Conservation Helping Rare Butterfly
There is an initiative underway to plant milkweed in order to help a rare butterfly. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded …
US Chicken Producers: Trade Agreements Should Provide Both Access and Enforcement
From the National Chicken Council: WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 25, 2014 – With the Obama administration actively negotiating new free trade agreements with Asia and Europe, National Chicken Council adviser Kevin Brosch testified before the Senate Committee on Finance today about the effectiveness of the enforcement of any new agreements and the trade agreements the United States already has on …
USDA Announces Loan Rates for 2014-Crop Peanuts
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation has today announced the 2014-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts, and Tyron Spearman has the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida …
Beef Producers Managing Their Checkoff
In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, did you know producers are managing your beef checkoff dollars? Tom Harper from Chiefland, Florida does and is pleased with what the checkoff has done over the years. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
House Passes CFTC Reauthorization Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End-User Relief Act of 2014, by a vote of 265 to 144. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
First Participants in CSP Can Renew for Five More Years
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced that producers with expiring Conservation Stewardship Program or CSP contracts have from July 11 until September 12 of this year to renew and add conservation activities that will support their natural resource improvement activities and fine-tune their conservation plans. Download Audio To learn more about CSP click here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Looking Ahead at 2015 Meat Production
Looking ahead at meat production, what can we expect when it comes to beef, pork and poultry production in 2015? Well, Gary Crawford has that story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and …
CRP Sign-Up is Underway
The Conservation Reserve Program signup is currently underway, and according to U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, CRP is one of the largest voluntary conservation programs in the country. He said the initiative helps farmers and ranchers lead the nation in preventing Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record …
Florida Woman is New National Ag in the Classroom President
Going on all this week in Hershey, Pennsylvania is the 2014 National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference. An event where the Executive Director of Florida Ag in the Classroom, Lisa Gaskalla, takes over as national president. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By …