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The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is looking forward to their upcoming junior fall field days. Here is Bailey Watson with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to tell us more. “Yeah, so we have our AJCA fall youth field days coming up in September. So we will have two free youth education opportunities available to youth 9 to 21. These field days this …
We recently had the opportunity to sit down with Roger McEowen, professor of agricultural law and taxation at Washburn University. Professor McEowen discussed his upcoming ag law talk. Here is what he had to say. “I’ll be in Guntersville, Alabama, Wednesday morning, the 19th of August, talking about residual soil fertility. This is a two-hour seminar for firms that do …
The Pro Farmer Crop Tour kicks off this morning covering 2,000 fields in seven Midwest states. Interesting to see how results differ, if any, from USDA numbers last week. But I will start the edition of the Bottom-Line Report by wishing my wife Kathy a happy anniversary. 53 years we’ve been living happily ever after. Well, the Pro Farmer Tour …
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association held their summer business meeting this past July. Clint Richardson, NCBA Division Region 2 Representative for Florida, reflected on why these meetings make a difference. “I would just say, I think the summer business meetings are unique because, because, you know, nationally we get together as an industry in February as well at convention, but …
Recently, Brooke Rollins, United States Secretary of Agriculture, held an event at Moore Air Base in Texas. At this event, Secretary Rollins announced a new Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The goal of this MOU is to further reinforce the commitment to protect the nation’s food, agriculture, and veterinary systems from New World Screwworm. At …
Southeast AgNet recently sat down with Clint Richardson, NCBA Division Region 2 representative for Florida. Here is what Richardson had to say about the recent NCBA summer business meeting. “I would accentuate the importance of the summer business meetings related to the checkoff process, right, how we utilize those dollars, and it was a great experience and something that I …
We begin the second week of August and its State Fair season in many parts of the country. Ohio State Fair wrapped up yesterday. Wisconsin, Indiana State Fairs are underway starting this Thursday. Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa State Fairs open. Interesting that the California State Fair and North Dakota State Fairs are already over, while Alaska doesn’t start for another …
You’re invited to attend the 26th Georgia Agricultural Labor Relations Forum. The Labor Relations Forum will be talking about H-2A and all the problems involving that program. It’s August 25 and 26. It’s a two-day program of updates and discussions tailored for agricultural employers at the University of Georgia Tifton Campus Conference Center in Tifton. That is August 25 and …
Well, it’s time to take a break and visit some peanut field days and other ag field days to see what the new varieties are bringing on. Some also updates on weed and disease control along with insects. There are peanut days around the corner. Here are a few in the next few days. August the 5th, Southwest Georgia Extension …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) is looking forward to their upcoming session two of their Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program (YCLP). Michael Smith of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association talked with us about the importance of programs like this. “Our Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program is a checkoff funded program here in the state for folks aged about 22 to 40 and we …
