NCBA President on Governance Structure Progress

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

NCBA President Steve Foglesong, while speaking this week at the Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention, said they are now working to get copies of those bylaws concerning the governance structure worked up and out to cattlemen across the country by hopefully next week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …

Emergency Loans Available & Senate to Hold Farm Bill Hearing

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

There are still emergency loans available for growers in certain areas, as Tyron Spearman has information on what’s available along with a reminder about an upcoming farm bill hearing. Loans: Download Audio Hearing: Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

NRCS Encourages Producers to Look into the New CSP

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Forestry, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to encourage producers who have not yet signed up for the Conservation Stewardship Program to take another look at the program. As NRCS Chief Dave White says their have been many changes made to make the program more farmer friendly. Download Audio The deadline for 2010 funding for CSP is Friday, June 25, 2010. …

FDA Survey to Focus on Emotional Response to Recalls

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

The FDA will conduct a survey on Consumers’ Emotional and Cognitive Reactions to Food Recalls in order to help the agency understand the emotional response to food recalls and ultimately design more effective consumer food recall messages. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Say Cheese Please

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia

As we continue to celebrate National Dairy Month we use this report to discuss the tasty role cheese plays in the diets of many consumers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

No Ban on Peanuts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

It was announced today that there will not be a ban of peanuts on airlines anytime soon, as Tyron Spearman has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

AL Getting Beef Message to Dieticians

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Livestock

Ed Whatley with the Alabama cattlemen’s Association says they work each year with dieticians across the state to get them the information needed to promote the healthy benefits of beef. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Cost of Cuts at Land Grant Universities – A Guest Column

Gary Cooper Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

This article is by Mark R. McLellan, Dean for Research, University of Florida/IFAS With the deepest recession since the 1930s, the decline in tax revenues, and the growing demand for emergency public services for unemployed workers and their families, state government budgets are in crisis. Not surprisingly, many states are freezing or even cutting their funding for some of the …