The new national advertising campaign for the beef checkoff’s summer grilling promotion continues, as Ashley Hughes with the Georgia Beef Board said the new ads focus a lot on nutrition. Download Audio
Wall Street
Everett Griner tells us just how Wall Street and farming relate. You might be really surprised. Download Audio
FL Cattlemen Get Beef Checkoff Report
Producers attending last week’s Florida Cattlemen’s Convention received a report on the beef checkoff, as Florida Beef Council Chairman George Kempfer not only ran through the programs they’ve done in the past year, but also did a review of the overall checkoff program. Download Audio
AL Producer Promotes Beef Checkoff
Max Bozeman, a cattle producer from Elba, Alabama, serves on the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and said it’s important for individual producers to be involved from the grassroots level. Download Audio
NCBA Suspends Work on Governance Structure
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has suspended plans for the proposed governance structure change, a move that Federation of State Beef Councils Chairman Scott George says is disappointing. Download Audio
Best Farm Customer
Would you believe that China is America’s top cotton buyer? Everett Griner tells us about it today. Download Audio
GA to Participate in Summer NCBA Meetings
Georgia Cattlemen’s Association President-elect Steve Blackburn said they will have a good group in Denver next month to discuss various issues during the 2010 Cattle Industry Summer Conference. Download Audio
FCA Awards Researcher of the Year
During the Florida Cattlemen’s Association convention, they once again honored a recipient with the Researcher of the Year award, and this year that person was Brent Sellers with the University of Florida-IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona. Download Audio
USDA to Help Farmers and Ranchers Expand Habitat for Migrating Birds
Gainesville, FL., June 28, 2010 – State Conservationist Carlos Suarez today announced that USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will work with farmers, ranchers, aquaculturists, non-industrial foresters, and other landowners to develop and enhance habitat for birds making their annual migration south towards the Gulf of Mexico. Under the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative (MBHI), NRCS will partner with producers to …
Florida Ag Operations Awarded USDA Grants to Reach New Markets
GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 28, 2010 (USDA – Rural Development, Florida Office) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced five Florida agricultural enterprises will receive $1,086,500 in business development grants to pursue new value-added marketing opportunities. The funding is made available through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Value-Added Producer Grant program.