Many agricultural commodities saw a tough week this week. But as Mark Oppold reports, many traders are looking for a rebound. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Dairy Industry to Meet in Orlando
The joint annual meeting of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and its checkoff group partners, National Milk and Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), will be held Nov. 12-15 in Orlando, Florida. More than 750 participants will get updates on the breadth and depth of activities that are being conducted, ranging from marketing and promotion to policy and analysis. Guest speakers …
Traders Waiting on November Crop Report
The monthly crop report from USDA comes out Friday. And as Mark Oppold reports, many traders will be looking to see those numbers. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Shifting Consumer Demand for Dairy Foods Fuels Butterfat Boom
There’s a boom for butterfat. Find out why, coming up on This Land of Ours. The long-term demand trends for dairy products indicate butter, cheese and other full-fat dairy foods will continue to grow in sales and volume for the foreseeable future. U.S. consumers have shifted away from margarine and reduced-fat dairy foods over the last decade as nutritional science …
Florida Cattlemen Preparing for Year-End Quarterly Meeting
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) is busy preparing for their Year-End Quarterly Meeting. The event will be held November 30 through December 1 in Marianna, FL. It all starts that Thursday morning (11-30) with meetings of the legislative committee, the FCA Executive Board of Directors and allied committee. Then at 1:00, the opening general session will take place, followed by the various …
Georgia Beef Board Ready for Macon Burger Week
A big event is coming up next week for burger lovers in Georgia. Caitlin Jackson, checkoff program coordinator for the Georgia Beef Board (GBB) has all the details about Macon Burger Week. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
ACA Pleased with Bama’s Best Beef Contest
October Beef Month has wrapped up in Alabama, and so has the Bama’s Best Beef contest. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Consumer Outreach, Josie Jones, says they were pleased with Beef Month promotions this year. To learn more, contact Josie at the ACA office in Montgomery at 334-265-1867 or e-mail her at josie@bamabeef.org. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …
Watching the Soybean Trade
The soybean trade continues to be the talk of the ag trade this week. Mark Oppold has a look at that along what is happening in cattle trade. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Florida Auctioneer Awarded Top Honors at World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier
An auctioneer from Florida was recently awarded top honors at World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier at the Tri-County Stockyards in Motley, Minnesota. According to the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), 35 competitors from all over the U.S. battled it out for an opportunity to call bids at the annual World Livestock Auctioneer Championship next June at the Oklahoma National Stockyards. And at the end of …
Winner of Bama’s Best Beef Contest Announced
A winner has been determined in the 2023 Bama’s Best Beef Contest. Diamond Jim’s and Mrs. Donna’s, a family-owned-and-operated restaurant in Livingston, AL, has been named the winner of the 2023 Bama’s Best Beef contest with its dish, Diamond Jim’s Famous Ribeye. The annual contest is sponsored by the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) and funded by the Alabama Beef Checkoff Program. The …