Georgia was of course also affected by the recent storms and tornados as considerable damage was also suffered in rural areas of their state. I also was able to catch up with Georgia Cattlemen’s Association’s Executive Vice President Josh White who gave me an update on what he has heard from producers in his state. Download Audio
FLA & National Cattlemens’ Associations Together File EPA Lawsuit
Cattle Groups Pursue Legal Action – Say EPA’s Numeric Nutrient Criteria Is Flawed Hear the broadcast HERE! Download Audio WASHINGTON (April 28, 2011) –The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) filed a lawsuit today, April 28, 2011, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s determination letter and final rule establishing numeric nutrient criteria (NNC) for Florida’s lakes, …
USMEF Updates Beef Trade with Japan
The beef checkoff sponsored a webinar this week which featured Philip Seng, President and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program. He talked about how the trend for beef exports the past few weeks to Japan have been quite strong. Download Audio
Dairy Producer Promotes Beef Checkoff
In this week’s “Get to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff Roger Butler, a beef and dairy producer from Highlands County, Florida, knows many cattle producers are not aware that dairy producers also contribute to the beef checkoff. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com.
GBB Attending Cooking Show in Atlanta
The annual Metropolitan Cooking and Entertainment Show will take place this coming weekend in Atlanta and Georgia Beef Board’s Brooke Williams wants producers to know that beef is going to have a huge presence at the event. Download Audio
FL Beef Checkoff Supports BQA
The Beef Quailty Assurance Program is just one iof the many areas supported by the Beef Checkoff as Dr. Max Irsik, Florida BQA State Coordinator, said it’s important for producers to become BQA certified. Download Audio For more information about the BQA program in Florida go to http://www.bqa.org/florida.aspx or you can learn more at MyBeefCheckoff.com\bqa.
AL Beef at Food Expo
Erin Hunter, Director of Consumer Marketing for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, wants producers in the state to know the 2011 Food Expo in Montgomery gave them a chance to talk with a variety of people about the nutritional aspects about beef. Download Audio
Rural Recovery
Everett Griner explains how revitalizing the rural economy is working. Download Audio
Ag in Review for the Week of April 18, 2011
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast.
Water Wars
The three state squabbles are not over yet, and Everett Griner tells us why. Download Audio