Animal ID a Contentious Issue

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Listening sessions have been taking place at various points across the country on the National Animal Identification System, as one of those sessions took place yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama. In a phone interview, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Southeast AgNet that this is an extremely important effort that USDA has undertaken. For those not able to attend the listening session, …

Balancing the Economics of Animal ID

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

When it comes to animal identification there is a lot of worries about the confidentiality and costs issues surrounding it. But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said livestock producers are going to have to weigh the costs of having a national animal ID system verses not having one. And a reminder a NAIS listening session will take place this Thursday, May …

Southeast Beef Bytes1

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

Over the next 8 weeks in a series funded by the National Beef Checkoff, we will be talking with producers from around the Southeast about the checkoff and what it has done for not only the industry but for their operations. Our series is called “Southeast Beef Bytes” and in our first installment we have Mike Dee, a cattle producer …

Time for Animal Agriculture to Speak Up

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork

Phillip Lobo, Communications Director for the Animal Ag Alliance, says it’s time for those involved in animal agriculture to start speaking up about their industry. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

WASDE Forecast Higher Beef and Pork Exports

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

According to USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, economists are forecasting total U.S. meat production for 2010 to be fractionally above 2009. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

Options to Help Dairy Industry

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has already taken some action to help those in the dairy industry and is looking at possibly even more options. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

GA Beef Summer Research Project

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

Thanks to beef checkoff dollars, University of Georgia’s Dr. Dean Pringle says a research project will take place this summer in Georgia with dairy cows. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

AL Livestock Groups Working Together

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Equine, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

In Montgomery, Alabama there have been efforts by animal rights groups to make their presence known through legislative efforts, and that’s why Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said a variety of ag groups came together. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded …

GA Holding Beef Cattle Workshops

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

The University of Georgia wants to remind cattle producers that 3 Southeast Beef Cattle Management and Marketing Schools will be held next week. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role To Extend ResearchNovember 7, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025

AL Hosting National Animal ID Listening Session

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Alabama was chosen as one of the states to host an USDA listening session on the National Animal Identification System as it will take place in Birmingham on Thursday, May 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. To learn more about the NAIS listening sessions click Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Critical Role …