Here are the cattle market numbers for the week ending September 25th put together by the livestock market news service for the states of Florida and Georgia. FL: GA:
Food Safety
Everett Griner explains how this is a tightening for everyone.
Possible Good News for Livestock Sector
While the livestock industry is still expected to be heading for a recovery, it may be a slower one than some previously thought.
Beef Checkoff Budget for 2010 Approved
The Beef Promotion Operating Committee has approved investment of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Fiscal Year 2010 budget of $42.3 million on a total of 30 national checkoff programs.
AL Cattlemen Spend Time in Washington
Alabama was represented at last week’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s 2009 Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. as Dr. Billy Powell said while there were a variety of issues to discuss, they all took a back-seat to one issue which is the major topic of discussion right now.
FL Beef Council Preparing for Fall Meetings
While it was a busy summer for the Florida Beef Council, their Chairman George Kempfer said there are still plenty of meetings and events they will be involved with this fall.
GA Heading to Beef Ambassador Competition
The Georgia Beef Board is proud of the fact they will have a participant in the National Beef Ambassador Competition coming up October 9th thru 11th in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
Governor Perdue Issues State of Emergency for 17 Georgia Counties
ATLANTA– Late Monday afternoon, after viewing storm damage in Douglas and Paulding counties from the air, Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in 17 counties affected by heavy rain and severe weather that passed through Georgia. The counties are Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Crawford, DeKalb, Douglas, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, …
National Beef Cookoff
The National Beef Cook-Off kicks off today with 15 national finalists battling for their stake in more than $70,000 in cash prizes.
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent
USDA’s Cattle on Feed Report shows there are more cattle going into feedlots with fewer coming out as of September 1st.