FL Cow-Calf BMP Kickoff Meetings

Meetings to formally introduce the recently adopted Cow/Calf Best Management Practices manual in Florida will kick off next week. Here are the dates, times, and locations of the meetings: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight …

TB Found in West Texas Dairy Herd

Preliminary test results indicate that a dairy in west Texas is infected with cattle tuberculosis. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United 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 Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

FDA Sets Final Feed Rules

The Food and Drug Administration has set the effective date for the final rule banning feed cattle materials at a high risk of carrying BSE from all animal feed for April 27th. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided …

Meat Production Affected by Slow Economy

Due to the slower economy, meat production numbers are being affected. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United 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 Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026

February Beef Exports Remain Strong

According to the U.S. Meat Export Federation, which is the beef checkoff’s contractor for foreign market development, beef exports remained strong in February. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …

Saying Thank-you to Cattlemen

As many celebrate Earth Day, here is a letter that all should read from Steve McDonald, President of the Alabama Cattlmen’s Association (pdf file) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley …

Milk Production and Herd Size are Down

The latest report on milk production shows a reduction in not only milk cow numbers but also the output per cow and overall production. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley …

Vilsack Begins Process of Dealing with Animal ID

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a listening tour has been put together to gather feedback to assist him in making decisions about the future direction of the National Animal Identification System. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided …

Premise Registration & TB Reminders

Livestock producers in Florida & Georgia are being reminded about premise registration while Alabama producers are asked not to forget about an old disease problem known as TB. FL report: GA report: AL report: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

FL Lifts Weight Restrictions on Cattle Trucks as Farmers Need to Prepare for Flooding

Due to flooding associated with recent heavy rains across North Florida, the Florida Department of Transportation has put in place an Emergency Executive Order that lifts weight restrictions on cattle trucks, allowing them to run at 95,000 lbs in Florida as long as the driver has the proper documents. And due to the flooding concerns, Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services …