The Florida Cattlewomen held their prominent spot for the sixth year at The Junior League of Tampa’s Holiday Gift Market. Working in conjunction with the Florida Beef Council, FCW promoted beef to tens of thousands of consumers during the four-day event. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …
GBB: Wrapping up Burger Week, Looking Forward to Upcoming Events
Georgia Beef Board just wrapped up another successful Macon Burger Week! While waiting for final numbers to come in and vote tallies to be finished, Caitlin Jackson, Checkoff Programs Coordinator for GBB is getting ready for the upcoming Georgia Farm Bureau Convention. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary …
Undersecretary Keys in on Specialty Crop Trade
While meeting with reporters at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention, USDA Undersecretary for Trade, Alexis Taylor, keyed in on trade missions that could be particularly beneficial to the nation’s specialty crop industries. Taylor said funding from the USDA will also help the industry with trade challenges. “In addition to some market development work, we’re doing a hundred …
Short-Term Funding Bill Extends Farm Bill
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate did approve a short-term funding bill which not only funds the government until January 19th, but the legislation also includes a 1-year extension of Farm Bill programs at the same levels authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …
Alabama Cattlemen Discuss Drought, LFP
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) held their fall quarterly board meeting last week at the ACA office in Montgomery. A variety of Association business took place, along with the discussion of a few topics, one of those being the current drought. ACA Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley gave those in attendance an update about the counties who are now eligible to sign …
Trade Volumes Lower This Week
With this being a holiday week, trade volumes are quite a bit lower than normal. Mark Oppold has more on that along with a few numbers from a recent video cattle auction. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Nominations Open for Animal Agriculture Water Quality Committee
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register Notice on November 16 establishing the Animal Agriculture Water Quality Subcommittee. It’s under the umbrella of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee. Nominations are open for members who want to serve on the subcommittee. The primary subcommittee goal will be to develop recommendations that will inform the Agency’s …
Turkey Industry Less Dependent on Holiday Whole Bird Sales
Why Thanksgiving isn’t quite as vital as it used to be for the turkey industry. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The turkey industry is less dependent on holiday whole bird sales these days. USDA livestock analyst, Shayle Shagam explains. “The turkey industry has diversified in terms of providing more products, either in the sense of ground turkey …
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Announces Final Project Acquisition List for Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/Nov. 20/2023) — Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the final project acquisition list for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program following the program’s final public meeting which was held in Tallahassee to create a ranked list of agricultural lands eligible for protection. “Today is an important milestone in our pursuit of preserving Florida’s productive agriculture lands. …
Lower Peanut Production Estimates
Estimates for the 2023 peanut crop have been lowered. Tyron Spearman explains why USDA is now projecting a smaller crop than first thought. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …