Beef Checkoff Promoting Product to Consumers

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In our series, “Get to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff, beef producer Gerald Long from Bainbridge, Georgia said it’s important for producers to promote their own product and the beef checkoff does just that by getting the message out to consumers. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com.

Discussion of School Nutrition Program Shift Begins in Senate

Randall Weiseman Dairy, Florida, General, Vegetables

The Senate Agriculture Committee will be discussing shifting responsibilities for school nutrition programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture, a proposal Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is pushing for, but one that has received a lukewarm response from the state’s Board of Education. Download Audio

GBB Helping Producers Become BQA Certified

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

Executive Vice President of the Georgia Beef Board, Josh White, reminds cattle producers that a BQA certification course will be available on Thursday, March 31st at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry during the annual GCA Convention. But if you can’t be there that day, he has information of another way you can take the course. Download Audio

Testimony on Clean Use of Antibiotics

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Administrator testified before the House Appropriations Committee’s agriculture subcommittee that his department is conducting research on antibiotic use in livestock and antibiotic resistance. Download Audio