While May is Beef Month, there are a variety of things traders are watching when it comes to the cattle markets. Mark Oppold has more details. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …
Around the State with Commissioner Pate
In our weekly “Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate”, there’s a new program that will help with the start-up and expansion of small and medium sized meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants in Alabama. Commissioner, can you tell us about it? Click here to learn more about the Alabama Meat Processing Program. That’s our weekly Around the …
Farm Bureau Foundation Fellows Launch Free Digital Skills and Ag Literacy Lessons
A chance to gain new skills. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The 2023 Farm Bureau Foundation Fellows have launched four free Applied Digital Skills lessons dedicated to helping students learn about food, fuel, and fiber. The lessons were developed with support from Grow with Google to make digital skills and agricultural literacy more accessible to students across …
AgNet Weekly: Representative Kat Cammack
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL-03) joins host Sabrina Halvorson this week for a discussion on protecting seasonal and perishable produce growers in trade deals, controlling government regulations with the REINS Act, WOTUS, and more. Each week we highlight essential legislative and policy conversations affecting agriculture nationwide. Host Sabrina Halvorson is a 30-year media veteran known nationally for her award-winning, balanced, and …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 05-05-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 5, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended-May 05, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 12,800 head compared to 17,250 last week and 10,967 …
Florida Lawmakers Pass $117B Budget, End Session
(NSF/TALLAHASSEE, FL/May 5, 2023) — Florida lawmakers on Friday finalized a $117 billion budget and an accompanying $1.3 billion tax package to end a legislative session that carried out many of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ priorities. After adjourning “sine die” — the traditional declaration that marks the end of the annual 60-day session — just before 11 a.m., House Speaker Paul …
Florida Lawmakers Wrap Up 2023 Legislative Session
Florida lawmakers wrapped up the 2023 legislative session Friday morning, a bit earlier in the day than normal. Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman agriculture had a very good year in the session. To learn more, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …
USDA Opens Full-Time, Entry-Level Soil Conservationist Positions across U.S. as Part of Broader Effort to Implement the Inflation Reduction Act
(USDA-NRCS/WASHINGTON/May 5, 2023) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is quickly ramping up hiring of new team members to help implement $19.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for conservation programs, which is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. For example, NRCS opened job announcements this week for soil conservationists. This batch of job openings is part of a broader effort …
Growing Matters: BeSure! Campaign Helps Protect Pollinators This Spring
Spring is a vital time for protecting pollinators. and the BeSure! campaign from the Growing Matters Coalition helps growers keep these important insects protected. The coalition says when choosing crop protection tools, both effectivenessand potential impact on the environment must be considered. Protecting bees andother wildlife is a major part of good stewardship practices and is why GrowingMatters launched BeSure!, an initiative …
Latest Steps in Input for Cattle Contracts Library Pilot
In March of 2022, cattle producers across the country welcomed the new Contract Library Pilot Program. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) called the pilot program a critical tool, saying it marked a win for the U.S. cattle industry. The program is designed to equip producers with the market data needed to make informed business decisions and work to capture more value for producing the …