The 2022 Alabama Legislative Session kicks off next Tuesday, January 11th in Montgomery. And Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, said they will be watching all that takes place very closely. The upcoming Alabama Legislative Session will comprise of 30 legislative days in 105 calendar days. It is scheduled to end by April 25th. For more information, contact Beasley …
Registration Opens Next Week for ACA Convention
Many events are on the calendar for 2022, and that includes the annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention and Trade Show. ACA Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, says the event will be held in March in Mobile. The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show will take place March 4-5 in Mobile. Convention registration opens next week, and more about …
Register Now for Alabama Row Crops Short Course
Alabama producers will be able to brush up on best management practices and prepare for the upcoming growing seasons during the 2022 Alabama Row Crops Short Course. It will be held January 18-19 at the Embassy Suites in Montgomery. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System and the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s department of crop, soil and environmental sciences are partnering …
A Cowboy’s Christmas Prayer
As we celebrate Christmas this year, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman brings back an old favorite, “A Cowboy’s Christmas Prayer” written by S. Omar Barker. A COWBOY’S CHRISTMAS PRAYERby S. Omar Barker (1895-1985) I ain’t much good at prayin’,and You may not know me, Lord —For I ain’t much seen in churches,where they preach Thy Holy Word.But you may have observed …
Alabama State Beef Checkoff Funds New Report
The Alabama State Beef Checkoff has funded a report that was recently completed. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says the Small Meat Processing Feasibility Study is a report they haven’t had for over twenty years. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 12-17-2021
***This report will not be issued the next two weeks due to the holidays.*** We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy, and especially Safe, Christmas and New Year! Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended December 17, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for …
Seven Alabama Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas by USDA
(WASHINGTON/USDA-FSA/Dec 14, 2021) — This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation …
ACA President on Alabama BEEF Political Action Committee
2022 will be a political year, and the Alabama BEEF Political Action Committee (PAC) supports candidates that align with the values of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) and are supportive of the beef cattle industry. ACA President Clay Kennamer, from Jackson County, recently explained to Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman how their new membership levels are designed. For members that want to be …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 12-11-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended December 11, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ending-December 10, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 18,500 head compared to 17,641 last week and 21,806 …
ACA Promoting Beef Commercials on Network Television
With the holiday season here, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, is again reminding consumers across the country that beef is the only protein that they want to feed their families this holiday season. And according to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Social Media and Communications, Kayla Greer, once again they will be on broadcast …