USDA this week extended the comment period for the agency’s proposed rule regarding revised organic livestock and poultry production standards. The extension comes following a request by the House and Senate Agriculture Committee’s last month. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Red Meat Exports Lower in April
April exports of American pork and beef were below last year’s volumes. The U.S. Meat Export Federation said the first four months of this year saw beef and pork exports relatively steady with last year’s pace in volume. However, the value of beef and pork exports fell nine and 13 percent, respectively. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education …
Study Finds Red Meat Exports Deliver Excellent Returns to U.S. Corn Producers
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) commissioned a study aimed at quantifying the value delivered to U.S. corn producers through exports of beef, pork and lamb. And according to that study, those exports returned $1.3 billion to U.S. corn farmers in 2015. Joe Schuele has more on that story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and …
Georgia Beef Board Works with Georgia Grown
We told you last week that May Beef Month had wrapped up for another year, but the Georgia Beef Board continues to promote beef in a different way. In our weekly Beef Board report, brought to you by your beef checkoff in Georgia, Kaytlyn Malia explains what the board did last week together with Georgia Grown. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida …
Florida Beef Council Discusses Checkoff Activities
In our weekly Florida Beef Council report, brought to you by your beef checkoff, Ashley Hughes says the Florida Beef Council met recently and explains what was discussed at the meeting. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, …
Reminding Alabama Producers about BQA
In our weekly beef checkoff report, brought to you by your beef checkoff in Alabama, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Erin Beasley has an update on BQA, the Beef Quality Assurance program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, …
Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Approves Five-Year Strategic Plan
It was announced this week that a five-year strategic plan was approved by a unanimous vote from the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) Board of Directors at their recent Semi-Annual Board Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The Strategic Plan for 2016 – 2021 was developed to ensure the success of the organization, providing a framework for prioritizing goals and objectives …
Beef and Pork Checkoff Instrumental in Efforts Overseas
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) continues their work to increase exports of U.S. meat products into other countries. And we are all familiar with the beef and pork checkoff, and how efforts through them help increase exports of our products. USMEF Senior Vice President for Global Marketing, Dan Halstrom, says the checkoff programs play a big role in what …
Factors Behind the Strong Dollar and the Impact on Ag Exports
With the strength of the U.S. dollar continuing to weigh fairly heavily on agricultural exports, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) made this issue the focus of a panel discussion during last week’s USMEF Board of Directors meeting. Joe Schuele has more on that story. Play Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida …
Bama’s Best Beef Contest Crowns a Winner
For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about Bama’s Best Beef contest. And according to the director of consumer marketing for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, Erin Beasley, they have a winner. Play Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary …