FFAA Considers Joining Lawsuit Over New EPA Water Criteria

Dan Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Dairy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

Members of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association (FFAA) gathered in St. Petersburg this week for their winter meeting, and among many topics discussed, the pending lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its proposed implementation of new numeric nutrient criteria for water bodies. In this report, hear FFAA President Mary Hartney explain actions FFAA is considering on the …

GBB Pleased with Recent AFBF Show

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

At the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting and trade show this past week in Atlanta, the Georgia Beef Board was bust serving meatballs at their booth and Ashley Hughes said it was another example of producer’s checkoff dollars hard at work. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New …

Beef Checkoff Putting a Face on Producers

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

Tom Ramey, CEO of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, said work by the beef checkoff to put a face on the producer has been an important effort. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GA Beef Company Knows Importance of BQA

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

This week’s BQA Quality Report is brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs as Quality Control Manager for Buckhead Beef in Atlanta, Georgia, Sierra Coggins, said their clients demand top quality products. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting MyBeefCheckoff.com\bqa Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …

Opportunities for Meat Exports

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

U.S. Meat Export Federation Chairman Keith Miller said while beef exports were good in 2010, there are even more opportunities all across the world right now. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

U.S. Meat Production to Hold Steady

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

When it comes to U.S. meat production this year, don’t expect to see any changes in the overall numbers from last year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

GA Beef Board Serving Meatballs in Atlanta

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Many in attendance of AG CONNECT Expo 2011 and the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting have been enjoying delicious meatballs served each day by those working the Georgia Beef Board/Cattlemen’s Beef Board booth here. Today GBB’s Ashley Hughes was assisted by CBB CEO Tom Ramey who told me he enjoyed being able to help out today. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets …

First Southeast AgNet Family Baby

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Weather

The very first baby born into the Southeast AgNet family made her apperance early Saturday morning as Naomi Grace McPeake was born at 12:18am in Athens, Georgia. Naomi is the new daughter of our own Julie McPeake pictured with her husband Andrew. Mom and baby are doing great and looking forward to getting back home today before the winter storm …

GA Beef Board Promoting Beef at AG CONNECT Expo

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, General, Georgia, Livestock

The Georgia Beef Board is one of the many booths set up at the American Farm Bureau Federation/AG CONNECT Expo 2011 trade show. Pictured are Melissa Slagle with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Ashley HUghes with the Georgia Beef Board as they were busy this afternoon serving delicious meatballs to attendees. Josh White, Executive Vice Preseident of GBB, told me …

Feds Unveil Everglades Headwaters Program

Gary Cooper Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, General, Sugar

(News Service of Florida) Federal wildlife officials will work with private landowners, conservation groups, tribal and government agencies to develop a national 150,000 acre wildlife refuge and conservation area at the headwaters of the Everglades, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Ken Salazar said Friday. “The Everglades’ rural working ranch landscapes are an Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …