WASHINGTON, July 23, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced new flexibility and assistance in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s major conservation programs to get much-needed help to livestock producers as the most wide-spread drought in seven decades intensifies in the United States. Vilsack also announced Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …
ACA Staff Member Takes Position in Illinois
Reid Blossom, Director of Industry Relations & Youth Programs for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, is leaving Alabama as he has been named to a new position in Illinois. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …
Farm Bill Still Missing from House Floor Schedule
The Farm Bill is not on this week’s floor schedule, leaving just four legislative days to possibly consider the Farm Bill before Congress adjourns for the August Break. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …
Nutritional Learning
Everett Griner has an important question. Should food knowledge be taught? Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …
Ag in Review for the Week of July 16, 2012
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Again a reminder that due to a lack of funding we no longer will be able to provide a weekly report for Florida as their state agriculture budget did not include dollars to continue the program. But we do have the cattle market numbers for Alabama and Georgia for the week ending July 20th as put together by the Livestock …
Cattle On Feed Up while Cattle Inventory is Down
USDA just released both their monthly cattle on feed report along with their semi-annual cattle inventory numbers a few minutes ago which shows higher on-feed numbers but a lower July 1 cattle inventory. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …
Weather Patterns Discussed at Peanut Conference
The annual Southern Peanut Growers Conference is underway in Panama City, Florida as Tyron Spearman is there and says one topic of dicussion has been what growers can expect from upcoming weather patterns. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …
Consumers Shouldn’t Blame Any Current Food Price Hikes on Drought
The record drought that corn and soybean farmers are suffering from will most likely cause an increase in grocery prices, but according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack those increases should not be showing up now. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …
Vilsack on the The Means to Help Producers Impacted by Drought
Here’s a statement from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: This week, we continued to see historic levels of drought grip much of our nation, impacting thousands of farm families. Although the hard work and innovation of our producers has fueled a strong farm economy in recent years, President Obama and I understand the major challenges this drought poses for American …