Georgia Beef Board Pleased with the Fair Promotion

Dan Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Georgia Beef Board (GBB), Marketing

Many in Georgia agriculture have been busy the past few weeks taking part in the Georgia National Fair and the Sunbelt Ag Expo. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Checkoff Program Coordinator, Caitlin Jackson, said both events went great for them, and they were able to talk to a lot of consumers at the fair. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester …

U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent

Dan Cattle, Marketing, USDA-NASS

The USDA released their October Cattle on Feed Report (.txt), which shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on October 1, 2023, one percent above October 1, 2022. And according to a story from Gary Crawford, the report …

Early 2023 Hog and Cattle Weights Lagged Behind 2022

Dan Beef, Cattle, Marketing, Pork

Live weights of both hogs and cattle ran below year-earlier weights for the early part of 2023. Hog live weights averaged 284.9 pounds through the week ending on July 8, 2023, compared to 287.3 pounds during the same time in 2022. That’s an average difference of over 2.4 pounds. Lower weights this year are likely because of producer losses caused …

CattleCon24 Registration Continues

Dan Beef, Cattle, Marketing

For cattle producers who have yet to do so, registration and housing continues for the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show being held in Orlando, Florida January 31-February 2, 2024. Those attending will be able to take part in a variety of educational opportunities including the CattleFax Outlook Seminar. There will be weather and industry updates, grazing management workshops and …

Florida Beef Council Attends Conference in Denver

Dan Agri-Business, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Florida Beef Council (FBC), Marketing

Last week, the Florida Beef Council (FBC) participated in the Partnership in Action Conference. FBC Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says this is where they get updates on the latest Beef Checkoff promotions and marketing ideas. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR …

USDA Extends Milk Loss Program Deadline

Dan Dairy, Marketing, USDA-FSA

U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) did extend the application deadline for the Milk Loss Program (MLP) to this coming Monday, October 30th. This is to allow more time for eligible dairy farmers to apply for much-needed weather-related disaster recovery assistance. Administered by the Farm Service Agency, MLP compensates dairy producers who, because of qualifying weather events, dumped or removed milk …

Dairy Checkoff’s Pizza Partnerships Growing Cheese Sales

Dan Commodities, Dairy, Economy, Marketing, This Land of Ours

Increasing cheese sales through pizza. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. A new dairy checkoff growth program with pizza partners is expected to drive a lot of additional cheese use during the rest of 2023. Paul Ziemnisky is Group EVP of Health and Wellness, Insights, and Innovation with Dairy Management Inc (DMI). He says the bulk of the …

NCBA: OFF Act a “Narrow-minded” View of Checkoffs

Dan Beef, Cattle, Marketing, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

Cattle producers continue to keep their eyes on the proposed Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act. Senior Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Tanner Beymer, said the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act would be damaging to the NCBA and other organizations. “It essentially would say that checkoffs are not allowed to contract …