In the final installment of our BQA Quality Report, brought to you by your state and national Beef Quality Assurance programs, Mike Milicevic with Lykes Brothers Ranch in Okeechobee, Florida explains how their ranch has benefited from being BQA certified. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting MyBeefCheckoff.com\bqa
Three-Year Plan Set For Beef Industry
Beef industry leaders have developed a long range plan which prioritizes the industry’s most urgent needs to help take the beef industry forward in a positive manner. Download Audio
GBB Staff Member Thanks Cattlemen
This coming Friday will be the last day Ashley Hughes will be at the Georgia Beef Board and she wants to thank many folks across Georgia who have helped her with various events over the past couple of years. Download Audio
ACA Hosting Miss SLE Rodeo Event
The 2011 SLE Rodeo is coming up March 10-12 in Montgomery, as Selina Knight with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says she’s been working to prepare for the Miss SLE Rodeo competition. Download Audio
AL NRCS Signup Deadline for Energy Conservation
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama reminds farmers and ranchers about the initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to conduct energy audits and improve overall energy efficiency of their operations. But the application deadline is February 25, 2011. Download Audio
USDA Efforts to Address Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens
With the Environmental Protection Agency poised to implement more redundant and burdensome rules and regulations, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently answered questions on what USDA is doing to help relieve farmers and ranchers of some of these burdens. Download Audio
Cattle on Feed Up 6 Percent
USDA’s recent cattle on feed report shows placements in January were a bit more than the average analyst estimates due mostly from the increase of lighter weight cattle. Download Audio
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending February 18th 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
Concerns About High Corn Prices
There are concerns in our nation’s capitol about the high commodity prices, especially for corn, and today Tyron Spearman reports this was a major topic of discussion this week. Download Audio
Hoping for Congressional Oversight
Collin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, said when it come to some of the EPA regulations which will hurt agriculture they are working to get the new Congress to exercise their right to do oversight on executive decisions. Download Audio