A number of agricultural groups, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Milk Producers Federation, sent a letter to House and Senate leadership urging them to act on expired tax policies before the end of the year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To …
Beef Checkoff Providing Information for Consumers
In our weekly “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, did you know both promotion and research efforts provide information for consumers? Terry Slaten from Cullman, Alabama says the beef checkoff does these things so individual producers don’t have too. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentUnited …
Georgia Beef Taking Part in Diabetes Expo
The American Diabetes Expo will take place this weekend in Atlanta and Suzanne Bentley with the Georgia Beef Board says they will be taking part in this year’s event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The …
Vilsack on the Need for Another Beef Checkoff
While answering questions last Friday at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters meeting in Kansas City, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said they are moving forward with creating a second producer-funded beef check-off program in order to get more money into the system. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending November 14, 2014
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, while one comment period ends this week, another one started. We also look at how the peanut harvest has been challenging for some farmers, how opportunities for women in agriculture are being discussed, and how wild hogs are still rooting farmers out. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our …
Working to Reverse a Decline in Fluid Milk Sales
Reversing a 40-year decline in fluid milk sales is the goal of a newly announced partnership pairing industry with dairy farmers working through their Dairy Checkoff. Brian Baxter has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get …
Concerns with New Beef Promotion Order
USDA’s Ag Marketing Service opened the comment period this week in the process to create a second producer-funded beef check-off program. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack had the details of the notice of inquiry posted in the Federal Register this week and Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, explains their concerns with this proposal. …
Beef Producer Pleased with Investment in the Checkoff
In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, did you know the beef checkoff is an investment into the future? Ashby Green from High Springs, Florida feels it’s a been a good investment for his operation. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers …
2015 Meat Production Forecast Is Lowered
In this month’s World Agriculture Supply and Demand reports, the Livestock, Poultry and Dairy section shows the forecast for total meat production in 2014 has been raised from last month, but the forecast for 2015 was lowered. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …
Georgia Beef Team Ambassador Talks with Consumers
This past weekend, the Georgia Beef Board’s Beef Team Ambassadors were out talking with consumers. Kaytlyn Malia, a student at ABAC, says it was a fun event and looks forward to more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …