FL to Host Additional NAIS Listening Session

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

The original set of listening sessions for the National Animal Identification System were set to wrap up next Monday, but late this week U.S.D.A announced they’ve scheduled an additional 6 sessions with one to be held in Jasper, Florida on June 27th for Southeast producers. Comments concerning NAIS can also be submitted on-line. For more information click here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …

ACA Participates in NAIS Listening Session

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

At last week’s National Animal Identification System listening session held in Birmingham, various folks were on hand to make comments, including President of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Steve McDonald from Lineville. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …

Southeast Beef Bytes2

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In our continuing series funded by the National Beef Checkoff, we are 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 second installment we have Jonny Harris, a cattle producer from Wayne County, Georgia who …

Many Concerns with NAIS

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

Producers and other interested parties from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee were on hand to make comments Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama concerning the National Animal Identification System. For those not able to attend the listening session, comments can be made on line by clicking Here Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research …

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

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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 ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …

WASDE Forecast Higher Beef and Pork Exports

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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 ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …

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 ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record …