The cattle industry is shifting gears and Everett Griner tells us why.
Implications of Clean Water Restoration Act
The Clean Water Restoration Act has been passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and Don Parmeter, co-chair of the National Water and Conservation Alliance, says that bill has vast implications.
AL Sparks Promotes Animal ID
While USDA is hearing a lot of opposition to animal ID at the recent listening sessions about NAIS, Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Ron Sparks said it’s important to have animal trace-back.
Southeast Beef Bytes6
It’s week six in our Southeast Beef Bytes series funded by the National Beef Checkoff, as we continue conversations with producers from around the Southeast about the checkoff. This time around we are in Gray, Georgia where Billy Moore has been involved in the cattle industry for many years and said the beef checkoff has definitely been an asset to …
Home Grown O.J.
Everett Griner tells us that FL and CA are not threatened by this.
Debate on Climate Change Bill
The debate regarding the Waxman-Markey bill continues and the House Ag Committee’s Top Republican, Frank Lucas, says the cost-benefit issues for ag in the climate bill are too profound to overcome.
USA Peanut Congress Underway
The annual USA Peanut Congress is underway in Amelia Island, Florida as Tyron Spearman is there and has an update on what has been discussed thus far.
Cattle Feedlot Inventories Keep Shrinking
USDA released their monthly Cattle on Feed report last Friday which shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in the U.S. totaled 10.4 million head on June 1 which is 4 percent below last year. USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam said the numbers of cattle will continue to diminish until the conditions are right for producers …
Peanut Congress Starts Today
Tyron Spearman is attending the U.S.A. Peanut Congress which kicks off today and has this report.
Vet Problems
Farm animal vets are still scarce. Everett Griner explains.