Georgia Dairy Farmers Resoundingly Approve Check Off Continuation

According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia dairy farmers approved the continuation of the $.10/cwt milk check off to be sent to the Georgia Milk Commission (GA ACCM) by 98%. The voting period was held from March 1 through 30, and the check off is part of the 15 cents that is required under the USDA Federal Milk Program. The Georgia …

Georgia Beef Board Receives Numbers from New Study

The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) recently received numbers from a state research study about consumer usage and knowledge of beef. GBB Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, says this study will help them better increase demand for producers in the state. For more information about this study, contact the GBB office in Macon. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker …

Florida Beef Council Finding New Ways to Reach Consumers

The Covid pandemic has changed a lot of things the past couple of years, and that includes how the Florida Beef Council (FBC) has continued their efforts in promoting beef across the state. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says they have had to find new ways to reach consumers. For more information about Beef Checkoff promotions in Florida, contact the …

NCBA Endorses Bipartisan A-PLUS Act

(NCBA/WASHINGTON, April 7, 2022) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) supports the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA). If enacted, the bill would clarify regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act to allow livestock market owners to maintain an …

Revised Cattle Market Reform Bill is Out

Revised cattle market reform legislation is out and awaiting a Senate hearing, but one of its authors concedes White House backing is still uncertain. Chief sponsor of the bipartisan Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act, Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, says both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue have been involved with his bill. “We’ve worked for months with Secretary Vilsack and …

Beef Safeguard Changes Critical in Highly Competitive Japanese Market

Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to the safeguard on Japan’s imports of U.S. beef. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom notes how this will help keep U.S. beef on a level tariff playing field with its major competitors. Halstrom adds that competition in Japan will further intensify later this …

USDA Publishes Origin of Livestock Final Rule for Organic Dairy

(Release No. 0069.22/USDA/AMS/WASHINGTON, Mar. 29, 2022) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the highly anticipated Origin of Livestock (OOL) final rule for organic dairy. This change to the USDA organic regulations will promote a fairer and more competitive market for all organic dairy producers, by making sure that certified USDA organic dairy products are produced to the same consistent standard. “This …

U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released their March Cattle on Feed Report, which shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. on March 1st for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 12.2 million head. The inventory was 1 percent above March 1, 2021, making it the highest March 1 inventory …