Beef Checkoff is Best Thing to Ever Happen to Industry

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

In our weekly “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Harvey Lemmon from Woodbury, Georgia knows how important it is to have the checkoff to reach today’s consumers. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff, go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida …

Southeast Farmers Markets Can Benefit from USDA Grants

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

USDA announced last month that up to $3.3 million in competitive funding was available to support the ability of farmers markets to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits provided through USDA as a form of payment. Download Audio For further information about the grant application, visit www.grants.gov. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …

ADAI Now Accepting Applications for USDA Organic Cost Share Programs

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Field Crops, General, Industry News Release, Livestock, Specialty Crops

From the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries: Montgomery, AL – Growers and handlers of organic agricultural products now can recover part of the cost of their USDA certification. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) will be allocated $15,800 to reimburse producers and handlers who either obtain or renew their organic certification in the federal fiscal year that …

Farm Size

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner talks about “acres” not defining farm size in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion …

House Passes CFTC Reauthorization Bill

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock

From the House Committee on Agriculture: Today, the House passed H.R. 2289, the Commodity End-Users Relief Act, by a vote of 246-171. Introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (TX-11), Rep. Austin Scott (GA-8), and Rep. David Scott (GA-13), this bill reauthorizes the Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle …

Florida and Georgia Governors Meet to Discuss Water Dispute

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Water

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By MARGIE MENZEL THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, June 9, 2015 Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday hosted Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal at the Florida Governor’s Mansion to discuss a longstanding water dispute that has landed the two states in the U.S. Supreme Court. It was the first face-to-face meeting between Scott and Deal in the battle …

Farming in Urban Areas

Dan Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Today, Cathy Isom tells us about some areas that are bringing the farm to the big city. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports …

House Passes Three Agricultural Measures

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock

From the House Committee on Agriculture: Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway (R-TX) issued a statement after the House passed the following bills: H.R. 2051, the Mandatory Price Reporting Act, H.R. 2088, the United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act, and H.R. 2394, the National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act. All three bills were passed by voice vote. Sponsored …

Southeast AgNet This Week: Limiting Farm Entities; Weather and Bird Flu

Tacy Callies Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Water, Weather

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on opposition to a proposal that would limit the number of entities on a farming operation as well as news on how warm weather is affecting avian influenza. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …

Senate to Deal with WOTUS

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

Colin Woodall, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, discusses the most recent impacts of Environmental Protection Agency’s final Waters of the U.S. rule. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …