U S Agriculture Secretary Speaks About COOL Delay

U S Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to reporters early this week about a number of issues. Hear his comments about the delay of implementation of the nationwide Country of Origin Labelling Law (COOL) in this report. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay …

Southeast Cattlemen Heading to Phoenix

Cattle producers from across the U.S. will be in Phoenix, Arizona this week for the 2009 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show, and that includes a good showing from the Southeast states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL report: FL report: GA report: To learn more about the 2009 Cattle Industry Convention click Here Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts …

Vilsack on Payment Limit Extension

Tom Vilsack spoke earlier today regarding extending the comment period for the payment limit rule for an additional 60 days since USDA has only received a half of dozen comments on the important rule and they hope the additional time will allow more farmers to participate. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, …

AL Livestock Market Report

Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this weeks cattle markets numbers from across the state. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026

Secretary Vilsack Sets the Farm Bill as a Priority

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, may be new on the job but he already has his priorities laid out. First of which is the 2008 Farm Bill. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …

AL NRCS Reminder of Sign-up Cutoff Dates

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants to remind producers about the signup cutoff date for both EQIP and WHIP that’s coming up January 30th in the state. To learn more about these or other programs offered by Alabama NRCS click Here Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

New Administration Expected to Bring New Focus

As we are now in a new administration Mark Lange, chief executive officer with the National Cotton Council, says that he expects the new leadership to bring a different focus on some key issues in agriculture. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, …

ACA Convention Nears Pre-registration Deadline

The pre-registration deadline for the 66th annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show is nearing, as Dr. Billy Powell encourages producers to register now. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, …

Horticulture Now Included In Farm & Ranch Irrigation Survey

Horticulture producers should soon be getting a special irrigation survey form in the mail from USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS), along with many others in the ag community. Listen to this report to learn more about it and why it is important for all producers receiving the form to return it at earliest convenience. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of …

USDA Seeks Comments On Healthy Forests Reserve Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is seeking public comments on the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP). The HFRP was signed into law as part of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 and was reauthorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill). Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through …