Suzanne Bentley with the Georgia Beef Board talks about how they work with various retailers and gives an example of what they will be doing to reach customers of one of those retailers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance …
Providing Risk Management Tools for More Producers
We told you last week that the USDA was expanding crop insurance to provide Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) and the Actual Production History (APH) Yield Exclusion to cover fresh fruit and nuts in select counties beginning with the 2016 crop. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says this coverage started earlier for other crops like corn, cotton, cottonseed, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat …
House and Senate Working on Ag Issues
On tap for the U.S. House Agriculture Committee this week is two public hearings. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
RFA to EPA: Put the RFS Back on Track!
From the Renewable Fuels Association: WASHINGTON — In comments submitted to Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) Administrator, Gina McCarthy, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) urged the agency implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as Congress intended, and to abandon its proposal to substantially slash the annual amount of biofuels that are to be blended with gasoline. In a letter accompanying the written …
Harden Speaks to Peanut Growers
One of the guest speakers at the annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference this past weekend was USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden. Tyron Spearman has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Relationship Exists Between the …
Georgia Cotton Commission Sets New Budget
The Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC) board members got together last week for their annual budget meeting. GCC Executive Director Richey Seaton fills us in on what was discussed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Relationship …
SAFE Act is a Well-Reasoned Approach
Last Thursday, by a vote of 275-150, the U.S. House of Representatives approved H.R.1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act. The act will preempt state and local mandatory GMO labeling laws and create a national voluntary labeling law. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Yoho on Trade Issues
U.S. Congressman Ted Yoho, who represents Florida’s 3rd Congressional District, was one of the guest speakers at last week’s Southern Peanut Growers Conference. One of his topics was trade. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 …
The Georgia Grown Pavilion at Georgia National Fair
The Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter and the Georgia Department of Agriculture are pleased to be partnering once again this year to present the Georgia Grown Building during the 2015 Georgia National Fair in October. The building is dedicated to showcasing Georgia’s diverse agricultural industry, but space is limited and the deadline Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …
U.S. Cattle Inventory Is Up 2 Percent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its semiannual cattle inventory, and it shows the number of cattle and calves in the United States as of July 1 is at 98.4 million head, 2 percent above the 96.3 million on July 1 of last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future …