Scientists with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are developing new tests to identify and track the COVID virus in wild and domestic animals. Funded by the American Rescue Plan, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is implementing $300 million to conduct monitoring and surveillance of susceptible animals for the COVID virus. Through the initiative, ARS, in partnership with …
WOTUS and the 2023 Farm Bill on the Horizon for Producers
Two major policy issues should be on the radar of southeastern cattle producers this year, according to Fred Smith, NCBA Region II Policy Division Vice President. Southeast AgNet’s Will Jordan has more information. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR …
Tracking Agricultural Markets
With February ending next week, Mark Oppold looks at how some of the agricultural markets are doing since the first of the year. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 02-17-2023
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended February 17, 2023, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended February 17, 2023, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 9,400 head compared to 13,890 last week and …
The Ups and Downs of February Meat Production and Price Forecasts
Some are wondering what USDA’s February outlook for U.S. meat production and price is showing regarding movement trends. Rod Bain has a story looking at that, along with in providing information about the dairy trade forecasts, where he notes production and prices for February were mostly pointed in the same direction. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …
New Developments in USMCA Challenge of Canadian Dairy TRQ’s
The U.S. is again taking their dispute of Canada’s dairy tariff-rate-quotas before a U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute settlement panel. Our nation’s Chief Ag Negotiator, Ambassador Doug McKalip of the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office, explains the process for a dispute body to address this latest U.S. claim. McKalip discusses the history of a U.S. dispute with Canada’s tariff-rate-quota policy for dairy …
NCBA CEO on Optimism in the Cattle Industry
During the recent Cattle Industry Convention held in New Orleans, AgNet Media intern Will Jordon had a chance to talk with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO about the industry. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle …
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Defend Cattle Producers
Senators Jon Tester, Chuck Grassley, and Mike Rounds reintroduced their “Meat Packing Special Investigator Act” to fight consolidation and enforce the national anti-trust laws. The bill would create the “Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters” within the USDA. The office would be made up of a team of investigators that have subpoena power and would be responsible for …
Georgia Beef Board Excited about the Big Race This Saturday
For the third year in a row, Daytona International Speedway will partner with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner to sponsor the season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series – The Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300. The race will be this Saturday, February 18th at Daytona International Speedway, and folks from Georgia will be involved. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public …
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300 is Saturday
Daytona International Speedway will be the setting for the 42nd season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series this Saturday, February 18th. And it’s the 3rd year in a row for the beef industry to sponsor the event known as the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. 300. Florida Beef Council (FBC) Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they …