NCBA Statement on USDA Announcement regarding Positive BSE Test Result

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

WASHINGTON (April 24, 2012) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Cattle Health and Well-being Committee Chairman Tom Talbot issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) confirmation of an atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow in central California. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …

Fourth Case of BSE Confirmed in the U.S.

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

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 – USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford today released the following statement on the detection of BSE in the United States: “As part of our targeted surveillance system, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the nation’s fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow …

USDA Designates 3 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Georgia

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Specialty Crops

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Hendry, Nassau and Palm Beach counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by frost and freezing temperatures that occurred Jan 3-16, 2012. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril …

UGA Beef Team Talking to Consumers

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

The UGA beef team has been out talking to consumers once again as Brooke Williams with the Georgia Beef Board said efforts by the seven students will continue through the end of the spring semester. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Florida Beef Council Producing a Video

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes said they are currently working on a new video which includes various aspects of the cattle industry in the state that should be out in the next couple of months. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Alabama Cattlemen Visit Congressional Delegation

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, General, Livestock

At last week’s NCBA spring legislative conference in Washington D.C., Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said they did not get a good feeling that the 2012 Farm Bill would get passed anytime soon. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Vilsack Makes a Case for the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill

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

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack believes the “Farm Bill” should be referred to as the Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Central American Sugar Part of Us-Mexico Trade Equation

Randall Weiseman Florida, Specialty Crops, Sugar

USDA’s Rod Bain has a report regarding how Central American sugar producing nations are finding a ready market in Mexico, which then sells that product to the US. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Cool Soil Temps in Peanut Fields & Food Stamp Program Still Growing

Randall Weiseman Field Crops, General, Peanuts

The recent cooler weather has made a difference in soil temperatures across the Southeast which is having an affect in planting peanuts as Tyron Spearman has more on that along with looking at another area of the farm bill and how it is expected to continue to grow. Soil Temps: Download Audio Food Stamps: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …