The Obama Administration has now weighed in on the Ag Appropriations Bill, which according to them provides insufficient funding for a number of programs in a way that undermines core government functions and investments key to economic growth and job creation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
Wrap-Up of AL Legislative Session
The Alabama Legislature wrapped up the 2011 session last week with several bills of interest to Alabama farmers being moved through during the final days. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
The Facts Behind the Higher Retail Food Prices
This quarters Marketbasket survey from The American Farm Bureau Federation reveals what most consumers already know, that retail food prices at the supermarket have significantly increased during the second quarter of 2011. The following reports give more insights on what is behind the price increase and what is expected to come next. Download Audio Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR …
ACA Pleased with Garrett Coliseum Agreement
We told you a couple of weeks ago that efforts were underway to reach some sort of an agreement to keep Garrett Coliseum in Montgomery functional, and Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said bills were passed during the recent Alabama legisaltive session to keep the coliseum a vibrant entity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Persistence Indicating Hot Dry Weather
Any rains across the Southeast the past few weeks have definitely been scattered, and today Tyron Spearman passes along some information he learned about what we might expect to see yet this summer when it comes to our weather patterns. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Land Values
Just exactly how high is too high for land? Everett Griner looks at the value of land. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
FSA County Committee Nominations Open Wednesday
The nomination period for local Farm Service Agency county committees begins this Wednesday, June 15th and runs through Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
NRCS Continuing Their Conservation Efforts Surrounding the Gulf
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is continuing to restore and conserve the Gulf as Leonard Jordan, NRCS regional conservationist, says one of those efforts was their successful Migratory Bird Initiative. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Florida
Here’s a reminder the 2011 Cattle Industry Summer Conference will be held in Kissimmee, Florida at the Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
GIPSA Rulemaking Process Broken
Here is a NCBA Opinion Editorial by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas: As a lifelong cattle producer, I’m well aware that even small changes in government regulations can have a big impact back on the ranch. I hear from livestock producers every day on a wide variety of issues affecting their ability to produce high quality, affordable meat. In …