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Georgia Beef Board Reviews Survey Results To Ensure Beef Promotion Success

Dale Sandlin Beef, Georgia Beef Board (GBB)

The Georgia Beef Board is reviewing some survey results to ensure the success of beef promotion efforts in Georgia and Robert Fountain walked us through the items they found important in these results. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring …

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Florida Beef Council Hosts Ranch To Ribeye Tour

Dale Sandlin Beef, Florida Beef Council (FBC)

The Florida Beef Council is hosting one of their Ranch to Ribeye Tours with those who influence protein decisions within the foodservice, retail and institutional sectors. We caught up with Deanne Maples from the Florida Beef Council who provided an overview of this tour. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Hosts Beef Checkoff Council Meeting

Dale Sandlin Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Beef, General

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is hosting their Beef Checkoff Council this week for one of their quarterly meetings each year. Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association shared the focus of this meeting and the role that this group plays in the promotion of beef in Alabama. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida …

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Secretary of Agriculture Issues Forestry Executive Order

Dale Sandlin Forestry, USDA

The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins issued an executive memorandum to the National Forest Service earlier this month with the goal of increasing timber outputs, simplifying permitting, removing the processes outlined in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as well as reducing implementation and contracting burdens. The memo also authorizes the US Forest Service to work directly with states, …

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Cattle Marketing Trends Highlighted in USDA Cattle on Feed Report

Dale Sandlin Cattle, Marketing

The latest cattle on feed report has some key insights on the marketing trends in the cattle industry. USDA Livestock Analyst Anthony Fischer recaps these trends and shares the growth that the industry has seen over the past few months. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in …

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US Department of Commerce Ends Tomato Trade Agreement

Dale Sandlin Specialty Crops, Trade

Earlier this week, the US Department of Commerce announced its intention to withdraw from the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico. In a press release, the International Trade Administration noted that this move comes from the failure to protect US tomato growers from unfairly priced Mexican imports. The withdrawal will become effective in 90 days …

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USDA Making Changes to SNAP Program

Dale Sandlin General

The US Department of Agriculture has announced that they are making changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In a memorandum to all state agencies administering the SNAP program, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins reiterated the authority to grant state SNAP Agency requests to waive the time limit on receiving SNAP benefits by Able Bodied Adults without Dependents who …

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USDA Releases The April 2025 Cattle on Feed Report

Dale Sandlin Cattle, USDA

The US Department of Agriculture has released the Cattle on Feed report for April, with marketings of cattle up 1% from a year ago and possible signs of inventory increase. USDA Livestock Analyst Anthony Fisher shares the details of the report. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role …

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Cattle Producers Retain Leverage as Financial Markets Impact Cattle Futures

Dale Sandlin Beef, Cattle, Marketing

The cattle futures market is experiencing turbulence due to daily swings in the financial markets according to CattleFax. Kevin Good, Vice President of Industry Relations for CattleFax, said “With the potential for on again, off again tariffs for the foreseeable future look for elevated volatility to continue in both the financial markets and the cattle futures. That said the fundamentals …

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USMEF Hosts Trade Seminar With African Countries Matching Exporters with Buyers

Dale Sandlin General

The US Meat Export Federation hosted a trade seminar in Ghana with the aim of bringing together US red meat exporters with buyers from twelve African nations. During the two-day event, importers and exporters held direct meetings, heard presentations from USDA, USMEF and representatives from the US Cattle industry, as well as successful African meat businesses. Matt Copeland USMEF Africa …