USDA and FDA Focusing on Nutrition

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

Nutrition is an important focus for both USDA and FDA. As both agencies are striving to better communicate nutrition messages to schools and consumers as a whole. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Cotton Board Talking to Farmers at Sunbelt Ag Expo

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Florida, General, Georgia

The Sunbelt Ag Expo is wrapping up today and Monty Bain, the Cotton Board’s Southeast Regional Communications Manager, has spent the three days busy talking to the farmers about issues and concerns they may have. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts …

Another Meeting

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar

Meetings are vital to staying informed. Today Everett Griner tells us about these meetings. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Sunbelt Peanut Harvest Affected by Rains

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

While most of the field demonstrations have been able to take place at the 2009 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia others have not been quite as fortunate. Sunbelt’s Farm Manager Michael Williams said they had to change their plans for peanut harvest this week, as Tyron Spearman has the story. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …

Sunbelt Ag Expo Wraps Up Day Two

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

Well it has been a beautiful second day here at the 32nd annual Sunbelt Ag Expo. North America’s Premier Farm Show will continue tomorrow with more technology and livestock seminars, field demonstrations and a variety of exhibits. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

USDA’s Scuse Speaks at Sunbelt

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork

One of the guest speakers at the 2009 Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia was USDA Deputy Under-Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services Michael Scuse, who talked about what USDA has been doing to help struggling dairy and pork producers. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …

Benefits of Seafood During Pregnancy

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

Most pregnant women and new moms aren’t aware of the many benefits of eating seafood, both for themselves and their growing babies. In this four-part series Dr. James McGregor, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Southern California School of Medicine, sheds light on a study that shows the benefits of seafood in a pregnant woman’s diet. Sponsored …

Sunbelt Ag Expo Day 2

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Peanuts

It’s day two of the 2009 Sunbelt Ag Expo as Tyron Spearman looks at some of the hi-lights of what’s coming up today and what happened yesterday. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

AL Beef Message Reaching Consumers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Livestock

Alabama Cattlemen Association’s Ed Whatley talks about some of the results from the latest national consumer survey concerning beef. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Checkoff Questions Consumers about Veal

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

The latest checkoff-funded Consumer Beef Index added questions to specifically track additional attitudes and perceptions regarding veal, and the results show usage actually increased from a year ago. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025