Known as “The Biggest Little City in the World” Reno, Nevada is the setting for this years Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show which runs through Saturday. So while here I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to get a quick picture of the partially snow-covered mountains which border this area. To learn more about the convention, click Here HAVE YOU RETURNED …
NCBA Listening to Producers
At the Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show in Reno, NCBA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Jay Truitt, said he and others are here to listen to producers from across the country about the issues which are affecting them.  Interview (3:45 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant …
NCBA President has Rewarding Year
The annual Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show is well underway in Reno, Nevada as the Southeast has been represented well the past year by out-going NCBA President John Queen. A cattleman from North Carolina, Queen encouraged producers across Region II to become more involved in the industry and said the past year has been a rewarding one for him.  Report …
GA Agribusiness Council Atlanta Mtgs Draw Ag & Political Leaders
This week’s Annual Meeting and Legislative Breakfast events hosted by the Georgia Agribusiness Council in Atlanta drew a good crowd of the state’s agriculture leaders, numerous lawmakers and legislative staffers. One of the big news items of the day is the announcement by GA Governor Sonny Perdue that some of the watering restrictions in Georgia will be relaxed, for now …
FBC Attending National Convention
Chairman of the Florida Beef Council, Brad Etheridge, will be just one of the many cattle producers in Reno this week for the Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show, an event he is looking forward to learning the latest news with the beef checkoff.  Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
GBB Attending National Convention
The Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show is about to get underway in Reno as the Georgia Beef Board will be here to learn the latest concerning the beef checkoff.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers …
ACA Elects New Officers
The 2008 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association officer team officially took over this past weekend. Pictured (l-r) Orland Britnell/President, Steve McDonald/President-elect, Mike Dee/Vice President, Ned Ellis/Tresurer and Dr. Billy Powell. Orland told me he’s looking forward to a busy year as President.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Southeast Cattle Numbers Drop
The cattle inventory report put out by USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service showed a slight decrease in numbers across the nation, but here in the Southeast, cattle numbers fell a bit more… AL Report  (1:00 mp3) FL Report  (1:30 mp3) GA Report  (1:00 mp3) USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant …
Beefmobile Comes to Alabama
The Beefmobile has been at various locations across Alabama this past week and that includes a stop at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show which continues today in Birmingham. Wrangler Jodee Inman has a booth set up with a variety of information about the beef checkoff for producers who stop by. Report (1:50 mp3)           To learn more …
AL Livestock Market Report
One booth you’ll find at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention & Trade Show is from the Alabama Department of Agriculture. And one person you’ll see there is Dyan Kennedy, and she took time out of talking with those who stop by to give us this week’s cattle market numbers.  Report (:45 mp3) Pictured are Mike Shewbart, Dyan Kennedy, & Lauren Stone, …
