Many agricultural commodities saw a tough week this week. But as Mark Oppold reports, many traders are looking for a rebound. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists …
Traders Waiting on November Crop Report
The monthly crop report from USDA comes out Friday. And as Mark Oppold reports, many traders will be looking to see those numbers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …
American Angus Association Offering Internship Opportunities
The American Angus Association is excited to offer internship opportunities for students to try a trial-run of potential career choices. The association has five internship positions available for the summer of 2024. It’s a ten-week program designed to provide an immersive, hands-on experience that helps students to grow professionally as they “dip their toes” into the workforce. The five internships …
Florida Cattlemen Preparing for Year-End Quarterly Meeting
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) is busy preparing for their Year-End Quarterly Meeting. The event will be held November 30 through December 1 in Marianna, FL. It all starts that Thursday morning (11-30) with meetings of the legislative committee, the FCA Executive Board of Directors and allied committee. Then at 1:00, the opening general session will take place, followed by the various …
Georgia Beef Board Ready for Macon Burger Week
A big event is coming up next week for burger lovers in Georgia. Caitlin Jackson, checkoff program coordinator for the Georgia Beef Board (GBB) has all the details about Macon Burger Week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …
ACA Pleased with Bama’s Best Beef Contest
October Beef Month has wrapped up in Alabama, and so has the Bama’s Best Beef contest. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Consumer Outreach, Josie Jones, says they were pleased with Beef Month promotions this year. To learn more, contact Josie at the ACA office in Montgomery at 334-265-1867 or e-mail her at josie@bamabeef.org. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida …
Watching the Soybean Trade
The soybean trade continues to be the talk of the ag trade this week. Mark Oppold has a look at that along what is happening in cattle trade. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …
USDA Unveils New Rules for Organic Livestock Producers
Certified organic livestock and poultry producers in the U.S. will soon have new production standards to follow. The USDA has unveiled new rules for organic livestock producers that establish clear, strong and consistent standards for organic livestock and poultry production. It levels the playing field for organic livestock farmers, ranchers and businesses and promotes fairer, more competitive markets for their products, …
Fiscal Year 2024 Beef Checkoff Plan of Work
The 2024 Fiscal Year for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) started October 1st, and throughout the year they will be investing approximately $38 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications. Back in September, the Beef Promotion Operating Committee approved Checkoff funding for a total of 12 “Authorization Requests”, or grant proposals …
Improvements in U.S. Pasture and Rangeland Conditions
Both ends of the nation’s pasture and rangeland condition ratings reveal year over year improvements within the final condition report for 2023. Rod Bain has the story. USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey looks at states with notable good to excellent pasture and rangeland conditions for the period ending this past week. Rippey also discusses regions of the country where there are …