While June Beef Month in Georgia has ended, Josh White with the Georgia Beef Board said it was a great event to really draw the attention to beef for consumers across the state. Download Audio
AJCA Roundup Event Nearing
The 5th annual Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association Roundup is coming up July 22nd through 24th as Alabama Cattlemen Association’s Reid Blossom said this event is not just a cattle show. Download Audio To learn more about the annual AJCA Roundup go to bamabeef.org.
Florida Beef Council Promotes MBA Program
The Florida Beef Council is encouraging producers across their state to take part in the Masters of Beef Advocacy program as Ashley Hughes said it’s great for anyone who produces beef. Download Audio
Beef Looks at International Convenience Products
The beef checkoff is trying to capture more of the international market for convenience food products to help sustain the pace of U.S. beef export growth. Download Audio
AL NRCS has Disaster Funds for Livestock Producers
John Curtis, NRCS Resource Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, wants livestock producers affected by the recent tornadoes to know funding is available to help with certain practices that may have been destroyed or damaged by those storms. Download Audio More information is available at www.al.nrcs.usda.gov/programs.
FL NRCS and FGLC Partners to Help Producers
Florida Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist Carlos Suarez says they have been working for years together with the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition as they value their partnership to help producers in the state. Download Audio
GCA Working to Build Membership
Georgia Cattlemen’s Association president Steve Blackburn encourages cattlemen across the state to take part in their new campaign to build membership. Download Audio
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending July 1st put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. AL: Download Audio *FL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio *Here’s a note from the Florida Federal-State Livestock Market News Service: Again a reminder that the budget proposed by the Florida Department of …
Approval Still Needed for Transition of School Nutrition Programs
Even though the shifting of the school nutrition program to the Department of Agriculture from the Department of Education has been signed off by the governor, it still has to receive approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Download Audio
Balancing Pasture and Feedlot Systems for Cattle
A USDA researcher says having a sustainable approach can bring environmental benefits from cattle herds, whether they are on pasture land or in feedlots, as Rod Bain has the story. Download Audio