The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides opportunities for researchers to develop preliminary data for future grant projects funded by other sources. We recently sat down with Dr. Brad Daigenault with the University of Florida who provided insights on how the enhancement board funding provides an impact for further research studies. “Okay, so how do you make sure that yours gets funded? …
House Passes Farm Bill 2.0
From Washington, good news. The House of Representatives have passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The final vote this week, 224 in favor, 200 against. The statement from the Chairman of the Committee said, Working in Congress on behalf of our nation’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities is an honor, even when we have to debate the Farm Bill through …
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Foundation Provides Record Amount Of Scholarships to Students
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Foundation is providing a record amount of scholarships to students this year and we caught up with Erin Beasley with ACA to learn more. Beasley said,” Well this week we are honored to have our Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Banquet. This annual event takes place to award all of the scholarship winners for the year and so I’m …
National Pork Producers Council Focusing on Farm Bill 2.0 Passage
The National Pork Producers Council is focusing on the passage of Farm Bill 2.0 to address some of the pork industry’s concerns. We caught up with Todd Marotz with the National Pork Producers Council to learn how the bill would benefit the pork industry. “We’re looking forward to a farm bill to get across the finish line and to make …
Secretary Rollins Approves Second Round of Disaster Relief Funds
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced that the USDA is maximizing disaster assistance support for producers across the country by issuing a second supplemental disaster relief program. That payment is eligible by producers who have approved programs already for losses due to natural disasters. That’s all the way back to 2023 and 24. FSA has already provided 6.7 billion dollars for the supplemental …
Ag Groups Putting Significant Efforts into Farm Bill 2.0 Potential Passage
Farm Bill 2.0 Gains Momentum as House Vote Nears Agricultural Groups Push for Long-Awaited Legislation As momentum builds in Washington, agricultural leaders across the country are turning their attention to what many are calling “Farm Bill 2.0.” The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the legislation this week, marking a critical step forward after years of delays …
USDA Announces Additional Supplemental Disaster Relief Program Payments
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced late last week that the USDA will be issuing a second payment under the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program to eligible producers. The payment will be available to those producers who have approved applications for losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. Secretary Rollins said, “President Trump is the most pro-farmer President …
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Extends Application Deadline For Hurricane Helene Relief
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper has extended the application deadline for Hurricane Helene Relief and we caught up with Commissioner Harper to learn more. Commissioner Harper said, “So we announced an extension of the block grant application period strictly due to the current state of emergency that we’re under. You know, the governor issued a state of emergency for the wildfires …
Export Promotion Program Grant Awarded for Peanuts
It looks like the peanut industry is going to get a three million dollar grant. It’s a two-year implementation window and because of export promotion program. The Trump administration announced this week the recipients of the America First trade promotion program. The grant was 285 million dollars but only 165 million was awarded at this time. And they said the peanut industry and …
Thirty Alabama Counties Designated As Natural Disaster Areas Due To Drought
Thirty counties in Alabama have been designated as Natural Disaster Areas due to the recent drought. Twelve additional contiguous counties have been listed as disaster counties. Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate said, “These drought conditions are placing significant stress on Alabama farmers and ranchers, impacting crops, pastures and livestock across much of our state. We strongly encourage producers to …










