The Morrill Act: 153 Years of Innovations for American Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Aquaculture, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Equine, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Seeds, Sheep-Goats, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: July in America. It is summer time and school’s out. It is about vacations and maybe a trip to the beach. It is Independence Day—the 4th of July—and parades and fireworks. It is about barbecues, hotdogs, and burgers. 2015 marks America’s 239th birthday. July is also the month for another important birthday in America—passage …

Alabama’s Best Steak-Voting Begins Today!

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, General, Livestock

Who serves the best Ribeye in Alabama? Voting begins today in “Alabama’s Best Steak Contest” to find out. You have from now until August 15th to visit alabamasbeststeak.com and vote for your favorite Alabama steakhouse. A bracket challenge will determine the top “Fiery 4” restaurants, but only one will be named home to Alabama’s Best Steak. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …

Promoting U.S. Beef Overseas

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In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Brian Smith from Green Hill, Alabama says the checkoff is instrumental in helping get our product in markets overseas. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff, go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …

Dairy Producers Can Now Enroll in Margin Protection Program

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

July 1 was the start date for dairy producers to enroll in USDA’S 2016 Margin Protection Program. Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini discusses how the program works. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …

Raw Milk

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Everett Griner talks about problems, or not, with raw milk in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage …

Southeast AgNet This Week: Cotton Acreage Down; Peanut Acreage Up

Randall Weiseman Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Crop Forecasts, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes two USDA reports that show certain field crop acreage going in opposite directions: Cotton acreage is down 18 percent while peanut acreage is up the same percentage. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …

Georgia Team Beef Ready for Peach Tree Road Race

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

Team Beef, through the Georgia Beef Board, will be involved once again this year with the Peach Tree Road Race. Suzanne Bentley says the expo before the race will be held this Thursday and Friday where they hope to talk with a lot of consumers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …

Educators Learn More about Beef in Florida

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Livestock

Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council talks about an event the Council took part in this past weekend where members were able to discuss beef with educators. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …

President Obama Signs Trade Promotion Authority into Law

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops

From the American Soybean Association: WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 29, 2015)-Trade promotion authority (TPA) will soon help create and strengthen international trade agreements, opening valuable markets and providing an advantage for U.S. farmers. President Barack Obama signed TPA into law on Monday, June 29, 2015. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers …

Update from UGA Department of Animal and Dairy Science in Tifton

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

There are a variety of activities that take place each year with the University of Georgia Department of Animal and Dairy Science in Tifton. Dr. John Bernard runs through some of the many things they are involved with and has news of interest for producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …