In our “Get to know your beef checkoff” series brought to you by the beef checkoff Carl McKettrick, owner and operator of the Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia, Florida, said he is pleased to see the support the beef checkoff gets from producers selling cattle through his market. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored …
What to Cut from Ag Budget
Today Tyron Spearman agin looks at what’s being discussed about budgets cuts in our nation’s capitol and what may yet need to come out of the agriculture budget. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida …
NCBA Members Testify Before Congress
WASHINGTON (April 6, 2011) – Two members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) testified today, April 6, 2011, before the House Agriculture Committee’s Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Subcommittee about the state of the U.S. beef industry. Anne Burkholder, a cattle feeder from Cozad, Neb., and Jim Strickland, a cow-calf producer from Myakka, Fla., and president of the Florida Cattlemen’s …
Electronic Farming
Everett Griner checks into the question… Can agriculture operate electronically? Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …
USDA Designates 4 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 5, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 4 counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by drought that occurred Oct. 1 – Dec. 31, 2010. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril …
Public Invited to Attend 2nd Annual FL NRCS Earth Day Celebration
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida will hold its second annual Earth Day Celebration on April 20, 2011 and Janet Grabowski, manager of the Plant Materials Center, says they have a wide variety of activities planned for the free event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Increased Cotton Intentions Still Fall Below Expectations
Last weeks National Ag Statistics Service annual planting intentions report showed an increase in cotton acreage, but the Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says it still actually fell below expectations. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers …
AL NRCS Addressing Conservation Efforts Through Relationships
During the recently held southern regional meeting of the Agricultural Landscapes Forum there was a lot of focus on the bio, chemical and physical aspects of natural resource policy, but Dr. Walter Hill, dean for the College of Agricultural, Environmental and Natural Sciences at Tuskegee University, highlighted the need for cooperation and partnerships between entities. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
USDA Working to Improve the Nations Energy Situation
The Department of Agriculture is helping to meet the current adminsistration’s goal of reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil by focusing on three main components. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged …
FBC Promoting New Facebook Page
Ashley Hughes, the new Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion for the Florida Beef Council, wants producers and consumers both to know about their brand new Facebook page. Download Audio Or you can go to floridacattlemen.org where there is a direct link to the new Florida Beef Council Facebook page. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response …