As Alabama’s FFA Convention convenes in Montgomery this week, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is honored to support those participating. We spoke with Erin Beasley, Executive Vice President of Alabama Cattlemen’s Association who shared the ways that ACA will be involved as these students come together. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
The Dairy Alliance Provides Details on June Dairy Month
The Dairy Alliance is celebrating June Dairy Month with many activities and efforts to highlight the dairy industry across the southeast. We caught up with Audri Crews, Manager of Ag Affairs for Georgia for The Dairy Alliance who provided details on their activities. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …
USDA Employee And Others Arrested After Alleged Food Stamp Fraud
An employee of the US Department of Agriculture was arrested last week along with five others after allegedly misappropriating $66 million in food stamp funds. The US Attorney’s office, in conjunction with the FBI and the USDA Office of Inspector General charged the six individuals in one of the “largest food stamp frauds in US History.” According to a press …
Hurricane Helene Relief Block Grant Update
With the USDA releasing the timeline for block grant allocations due to natural disaster relief, we caught up with Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper for an update on the process for relief due to damages from Hurricane Helene. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied …
Alachua County Farmland Protected Through Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced another parcel of farmland has been preserved through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The 421 Acre tract in A lot chew ahh County is being preserved through a rural lands protection easement for $2.975 Millon. Holt Agriculture consists of cropland and pastureland with strips of wetland forest following small creeks. …
Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Shares Support of USDA Appointees in Alabama Roles
The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate shared his support of two Alabama leaders that were appointed to serve in USDA positions in Alabama. The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins appointed Twinkle Cavanaugh to serve as State Director for USDA Rural Development in Alabama and Monica Carroll to serve as the Farm Service Agency State Executive Director for Alabama. …
USDA Provides $1 Billion In Drought or Wildfire Impacted Livestock Producers
Last week the US Department of Agriculture announced the release of Congressionally mandated funds under the Emergency Livestock Relief Program to cover grazing losses on eligible wildfire or drought events in 2023 and/or 2024. In an effort to streamline payment calculations and quicken the arrival of relief payments to producers, the USDA’s Farm Service Agency is using the existing Livestock …
Cattle Futures Recap & Trade Uncertainty Affecting Corn and Soybean Prices
Mark Oppold recaps cattle futures and Dale Sandlin shares how trade uncertainty is affecting corn and soybean prices. 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 Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025
US Corn and Soybean Crop Emergence Progress
The US Corn and Soybean crop progress and emergence is being watched closely. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey shares the details of these crops so far this year. 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 Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
U.S. Dairy Market Access Expanded With Costa Rica and 2026 Milk Price Forecast
The US Department of Agriculture has announced that U.S. Dairy producers will have greater market access due to a recent agreement with Costa Rica. The first U.S. dairy cooperative to be registered under a new approval process with Costa Rica’s National Animal Health Service (SENSA) was approved on May 22nd for export. The new approval process eases market access for …










