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The U.S. Meat Export Federation is hosting the U.S. Red Meat Symposium April 14-17, 2026, in Mexico City providing face-to-face opportunities between importers and prospective customers throughout Mexico. USMEF Regional Director for Mexico and Central America, Gerardo Rodriguez provides an overview of the symposium. Rodriguez said, “The exporters that are going to be having their product being showcased, they are going …
Each peanut farmer, as he produces his peanuts, is involved in a national checkoff program for the purpose of promotion, research, and education. The National Peanut Board, based in Atlanta, is the manager of that program, about 13 million dollars a year. The National Peanut Board now has announced a launch in a bold, unified campaign to put USA Peanuts front and center with …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association recently held a field day for young cattle producers and we caught up with Bailey Watson with ACA to learn more. Watson said, “So last Wednesday, April 1st, we held our spring AJCA Youth Field Day. Usually we hold this year, we only did one this spring because of competition, but we still had a great turnout. …
The Florida Beef Council is entering a busy few weeks ahead with several educational and promotional events and we caught up with Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council to learn more. Maples said, “Spring has sprung. It is always a really busy time for us. The beef conversation is blooming, if you will, and so we’ve recently kicked off a new …
Eggs are taking center stage this weekend across the country and especially earlier this week as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins made a trip to North Carolina to a layer operation who donated the eggs for the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll. Secretary Rollins said, “We were all together in North Carolina on Monday loading the 30,000 eggs …
A Historic Beginning in Denver According to agricultural historian Mark Oppold, the National Western Stock Show in Denver first began in 1906, establishing itself as one of the most enduring and influential agricultural events in the United States. From its earliest days, the show has served as a central gathering point for ranchers, farmers, and livestock producers, showcasing the strength …
Last week during the White House Great American Agriculture Celebration, President Trump announced that the administration would be making changes to the Diesel Exhaust Fluid system through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. According to the Agency, these changes include removing the DEF sensor requirement for all diesel equipment and according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, this change will save …
Late last week, President Trump hosted farmers and ranchers at the White House to celebrate National Agriculture Day and Week. Joined by US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, President Trump Highlighted some of the efforts that the administration has undertaken, as well as plans for other items impacting agriculture. President Trump …
The next Federal Reserve Board meeting is a little more than a month away. It’s the last one for Board Chairman Powell before his term expires in May, and his last meeting could be an historic one. There’s more talk on Wall Street that the Fed may be looking at three scenarios at their meeting, April 28th, 29th, leaving interest rates unchanged, …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging young culinarians through an upcoming cookoff event. We caught up with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to learn more. “Well, it’s a cook-off that the ACA and Alabama Cattlewomen’s Association are well known for and that is our junior and senior high school beef cook-off. We’ve been doing this event since the 60s and …
