Kater Hake with Cotton Incorporated says that they are excited about the results from the recent Natural Resource Survey sent to growers and believe that the results will be extremely useful to help move the cotton industry forward. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in …
Vilsack’s Confirmation Hearing
Former Iowa Governor and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Nominee Tom Vilsack had his confirmation hearing before the senate ag committee on Wednesday. Vilsack fielded questions on everything from nutrition to farm programs saying that farmers need not worry about his support. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle …
AL Livestock Market Report
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this weeks cattle markets numbers from across the state. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For …
USDA Ramping Up Efforts To Keep Invasive Species Out of U S
This release in this week from USDA in Washington DC: New Methods Development Laboratory Planned for South Miami, Fla. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2009–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plans to open a new Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) and Port Technology Methods Development Laboratory in South Miami, Fla., later this year. Scientists at …
ACA to Discuss Economic Times
Current economic struggles are affecting most everyone including cattle producers, and so Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says this will be the topic of many of their spekaers lined up for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show February 13-14 in Montgomery. To learn more or to register before the pre-registration deadline, log on to bamabeef.org …
Cotton Survey Unveils Some Surprises
Cotton Incorporated has unveiled the results of the Cotton Growers Practices Survey and Larkin Martin a Cotton Board member and producer in Cortland, Alabama says that many consumers may be surprised to find out that there is only 21 percent of irrigated cotton grown nationwide. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Food Safety Scares: It Can Happen To ANY Commodity
Reggie Brown of the Florida Tomato Exchange (photo) was a featured speaker in a couple of the sessions at the recent Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA. After what he and his industry went through in 2008 due to innaccurate reporting of a salmonella outbreak that did not involve tomatoes at all, Brown had some pointed comments for …
NRCS Reminds Farmers of Available Programs
The Alabama NRCS wants to remind famers about the possibilities that their EQIP and WHIP programs offer. Alabama landowners, including limited resource producers and new or beginning farmers, who have resource concerns on pasture land, cropland, forest, or land used for wildlife, are encouraged to participate. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
AL Chef Named by Pork Board
The Celebrated Chefs program named five distinguished chefs as spokespersons for the Pork Checkoff and The Other White Meat®, with one of those being from the Southeast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To …
Grazing Land Conference Papers Accepted
The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants to remind producers about the Fourth National Conference on Grazing Lands coming in December, and that conference sponsors are now accepting abstracts for oral and poster papers in various categories. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in …