When it comes to collections of beef checkoff dollars in the state, Florida Beef Council’s Jim Handley reminds producers that dollars collected for the voluntary beef checkoff will be kept separate from the regular one-dollar federally mandated checkoff and will be used strictly to promote beef in Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board …
Health Bill Repeal Would Hurt Rural America
There are some in Congress who want to repeal the Affordable Care Act that passed last year, but when it comes to health care, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told me this morning it’s tough to take rural America and farm country forward if some folks want to take us backwards. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
FL Cattlemen’s Institute and Trade Show
Here’s a quick note the Florida Cattlemen’s Institute and Allied Trade Show will be held tomorrow, Thursday January 20th. The 28th annual event will concentrate on total herd management and during lunch the new Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam will is scheduled to speak. The trade show opens at 8:00am with the program set to start at 9:00 at …
UF College of Agriculture Has Good Interns Anxious to Work!
Anne Marie Mattison from University of Florida’s College of Agriculture, Food & Resource Economics Department attended the recent winter joint luncheon of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association and Florida Chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association, where she and students presented the progress of the GATOR NAMA club and invited Florida agribusinesses to consider interns for work in their operations. …
Food Inflation
Today Everett Griner is taking a look at who is making the big profits on food. His findings may surprise you. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
Compliance Review of NCBA is Complete
NCBA CEO Forrest Roberts said the cattle industry understands the importance of compliance with the financial firewall that ensures checkoff funds don’t support lobbying activities and is now following new USDA-approved guidelines to minimize mistakes as it’s all about accountability . Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle …
FL NRCS has New Rangeland Specialist
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida has a new State Rangeland Management Specialist, as Chad George talks about how he hopes to continue to build partnerships in the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant …
GA Cattle Markets Hurt By Wintry Weather
Receipts of cattle at the livestock auctions in both Georgia and Alabama were way down last week due to the winter weather conditions. Terry Harris, with the USDA-Georgia Department of Ag Market News in Thomasville, talks about how they were affected and what that may mean for this week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
Uncertain Future
Everett Griner tells us how farm programs are facing certain changes. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending January 14th 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 Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …