It’s day two of the 2009 Sunbelt Ag Expo as Tyron Spearman looks at some of the hi-lights of what’s coming up today and what happened yesterday. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator …
AL Beef Message Reaching Consumers
Alabama Cattlemen Association’s Ed Whatley talks about some of the results from the latest national consumer survey concerning beef. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, …
Checkoff Questions Consumers about Veal
The latest checkoff-funded Consumer Beef Index added questions to specifically track additional attitudes and perceptions regarding veal, and the results show usage actually increased from a year ago. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida …
A New Definition
Volatility creating uncertainty. Everett Griner tells us about “chicken feed”. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, 2025Florida Senator Shares Origins of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardNovember 14, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 8, 2025
Southeastern Farmer of the Year Recipients
The 10 state winners were on hand for the Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year award luncheon today, and when it was announced, this year’s 2009 overall recipient was Cary Lightsey from Florida. Pictured (l-r) are Alabama state winner David Wright, Jr., Arkansas state winner Orelan Johnson, Florida state and overall winner Cary Lightsey, and Georgia state winner …
Florida’s Cary Lightsey Sunbelt Farmer of Year
On the first day of the 2009 Sunbelt Ag Expo, during the 20th anniversary of the Swisher/Sweets Sunbelt Expo Southeastern Farmer of the Year luncheon, Cary Lightsey of Lake Wales, Florida was presented this year’s award. Lightsey and his family own and operate a 36,000 acre cattle, citrus and hay operation. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle …
FL Using In-Vessel Composting
There are currently projects underway in Florida to show how dairy, poultry and horse farms, can increase their profits by recycling excess biomass through in-vessel composting as Cooper McMillan with the South Dade Soil and Water Conservation District, says this is done by using aerobic digestion. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember …
AL Reminds Producers about EQIP
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama wants to remind producers about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) as their Resource Conservationist, John Curtis, talks about some of it’s many benefits. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef …
Sunbelt Ag Expo Kicks Off Tomorrow
Setup by the various exhibitors is well underway today at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia as Gina McDonald, Sunbelt’s Director of Marketing & Public Relations, talks about what’s coming up for the annual event. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational …
GA Cattle Industry Needs to Work Together
Georgia Cattlemen’s Association President Bill Nutt said catlle producers are all in it the business for the same reason and thus everyone needs to work together in today’s world. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef CouncilNovember 21, …