Record-breaking U.S. beef exports was a hot topic at this week’s Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in Reno, Nevada. This includes strong interest in exports of beef variety meat. During a session highlighting checkoff-funded efforts to expand beef demand, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Senior Director of Marketing Programs, Scott Reynolds, detailed how international demand for specific beef variety meat items helps …
Alabama Represented at Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting
Cattle producers from across the country are in Reno, Nevada this week for the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting. According to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley, this includes representation from Alabama. The Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting features meetings of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board, American National CattleWomen, Inc. and the National Cattlemen’s …
July 1 Cattle Inventory Down 2 Percent
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released their July 1 Cattle Inventory Report, and it shows all cattle and calves in the U.S. on July 1st totaled 98.8 million head, 2 percent below the 101 million head on July 1, 2021. All cows and heifers that have calved totaled 39.8 million head, 2 percent below the 40.6 million head …
USDA-FSA Updates Livestock Indemnity Payments for Smaller Calves
The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) made updates to their payment rates under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). The agency changed rates for calves under 250 pounds and will now value them at the same level as non-adult cattle weighing between 250 and 399 pounds. FSA also increased payment rates for calves under 400 pounds. The LIP payment rate is set at 75 percent …
NCBA, NPPC among Ag Groups Supporting Beagle Brigade
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) are among a coalition of agricultural organizations calling for passage of the Beagle Brigade Act of 2022. The bill would authorize the National Detector Dog Training Center, which trains canines who are nicknamed the “Beagle Brigade.” NCBA Executive Director of Government Affairs, Allison Rivera, said “The Beagle Brigade is crucial for …
Florida Beef Council Gives Educators an Industry Tour
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) works every day to promote beef across the state in various ways. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, looks at an event she took part in this week spreading the beef message to educators. For more information about Beef Checkoff funded events in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of …
Declines in Beef Production Expected this Year and Next
2023 could be the second straight year of falling U.S. beef production. Gary Crawford has an update on why that may happen again, along with a look at next year’s production and price outlook for the nation’s hog producers. Sponsored ContentFlorida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays …
Georgia Beef Board Introduces New E-Blast
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) works in various ways to provide producers across the state information about Beef Checkoff activities and promotions throughout the year. And a new addition to their tool box of getting the message out began this week. GBB Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they have developed a new update e-blast. If you …
House Ag Chair Announces Bill to Support Small Cattle Farmers
U.S. House Agriculture Chairman David Scott, from Georgia, last week announced the intention to introduce a bill to help small family farmers and ranchers and address the national crisis in our nation’s beef supply chain. Scott said, “What has been missing from the conversation is help for the very beginning of our food supply chain, which is our nation’s small …
Register Now for Stockmanship & Stewardship Event in Alabama
Cattle producers across the Southeast are urged to register now for the 2022 Stockmanship and Stewardship event coming to Alabama. The unique two-day, being held August 12-13 in Auburn, will be an educational experience featuring low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, Beef Quality Assurance educational sessions, facility design sessions and industry updates. Nicholas Kertz, master’s student in livestock genomics at the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences, gave …