A new committee structure was approved last week by both the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and the Federation of State Beef Councils during the 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference. I had a chance to talk with both Polly Ruhland, CEO of the Beef Board and Jennifer Houston, Region II Vice President for the Federation of State Beef Councils, about the new …
Career Choices
Everett Griner talks about making a good career choice. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026
Dow AgroSciences Joins Swisher Sweets-Sunbelt Expo
Steve Brown with Dow AgroSciences says they are excited to join Sunbelt Ag Expo in celebrating the successes of our farmers by becoming an annual sponsor of the Swisher Sweets Farmer of the Year program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay …
Farm Bill Extension Would Not Address Some Major Issues
Expectations are now that a Farm Bill extension will be brought up as early as next week. But some House Ag leaders still claim that an extension will not be good enough to address all of the pressing isues. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …
Number of Disaster Designated Counties Tops 1,300
Nearly 40 percent of agricultural land is experiencing a severe or greater drought, which means the 2012 drought is more extensive than any drought since the 1950s. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to …
Farm Bill Extension Now Expected
House Speaker John Boehner may bring up an extension of current farm programs as early as next week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
House Approves Preserving America’s Family Farms Act
The Preserving America’s Family Farms Act has been approved by the House. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026
Providing Tools to Reach Consumers about Beef
In our “Getting to know your beef checkoff” series brought to you by the beef checkoff Kelly Davis, who has served as a summer intern for the Florida Beef Council and Florida Cattlemen’s Association, talks about how she uses the tools provided by the checkoff to educate her peers about beef. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff …
Corn & Soybean Crop Condition Now Rivals That of 1988 Drought
USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber says that early on in this current drought the reports were that it wasn’t doing nearly the damage to the crops as the big record breaking drought of 1988, but that has now changed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding …
Spending Cuts
Cuts may be in the wrong places. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through The Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026