House Approves Preserving America’s Family Farms Act

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The Preserving America’s Family Farms Act has been approved by the House. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Another Drop in Peanut Posted Price

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, Peanuts

Tyron Spearman has the latest concerning peanut prices as this week’s posted price drops again. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Providing Tools to Reach Consumers about Beef

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In our “Getting to know your beef checkoff” series brought to you by the beef checkoff Kelly Davis, who has served as a summer intern for the Florida Beef Council and Florida Cattlemen’s Association, talks about how she uses the tools provided by the checkoff to educate her peers about beef. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff …

Corn & Soybean Crop Condition Now Rivals That of 1988 Drought

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Corn, Dairy, Field Crops, General, Livestock, Soybeans, Weather

USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber says that early on in this current drought the reports were that it wasn’t doing nearly the damage to the crops as the big record breaking drought of 1988, but that has now changed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

Farm Bill Extension is a Possibility

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops

Beings that House leaders did not schedule the farm bill for discussion this week has some feeling more and more that an extension is possible as Tyron Spearman has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst …

Manager to Help Commercialize Citrus Research Projects

Dan Citrus, Florida

The Citrus Research and Development Foundation’s board of directors this week met its contracted commercial product development manager. James Dukowitz of Dallas, Tex., describes areas of research he’ll help move into commercialization so growers can put the research to work. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Need Labor? Phone toll free 1-877-758-5035 Click here to contact Labor Solutions TODAY! …

Questions Citrus Growers Should Ask about Irrigation

Dan Citrus, Florida

University of Florida researcher Kelly Morgan says answering six questions will help citrus growers with irrigation scheduling. He discusses those questions in this report. He also says Florida’s increasing population will lead to less water allocated to agriculture, requiring growers to use water more efficiently in the future. Download Audio News post sponsor: Got Labor? Labor Solutions- Bringing People Together! …

Spending Cuts

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Cuts may be in the wrong places. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

NCBA Hails House Passage of Youth Labor Legislation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

WASHINGTON (July 24, 2012) – The Obama Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL), April 26, 2012, withdrew its proposed rule regarding youth in agriculture. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), along with an overwhelming majority of congressional leaders, doesn’t believe pulling back the proposed rule does enough to provide certainty to America’s farm and ranch families. Consequently, Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding …

Beef Checkoff Meetings Open to All Checkoff Investors

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Here’s a reminder that during this week’s 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, all beef checkoff meetings are open free of charge to every person who pays the checkoff. Download Audio If you can’t attend the meetings then the latest updates are available on the My Beef Checkoff Meeting blog. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …