The Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association (AJCA) held their 2022 Fall Youth Production Field Day on September 14th, sponsored by the Alabama Beef Checkoff Program. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Field Services, Reid McGuire, says about sixty youth from across the state took part in the event. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Georgia Cattlemen’s Connection Meeting This Week in Moultrie
The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Cattlemen’s Connection Quarterly Meeting Series continues this week in Moultrie. GCA Executive Vice President Dale Sandlin told us this meeting is forage focused. These meetings are designed to offer members an opportunity to attend educational seminars that are affordable and worthwhile. After the event this week, the next one is scheduled for November 18th with that site to be …
Florida Ranch Rodeo State Finals This Weekend
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) would like to remind everyone the Ranch Rodeo State Finals and Cowboy Heritage Festival is coming up Friday, September 23 and Saturday September 24 at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. Friday’s events include the Working Cow Dog Competition from 8:00 a.m. until noon, and then the Ranch Rodeo Finals that evening at 7:00. Saturday events include the …
A Possible Cutback in Beef Production Next Year
Next year may bring a cutback in U.S. beef production. (Gary Crawford and USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski) USDA Outlook Board Chairman Mark Jekanowski with the latest forecasts for steer prices this year and next. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
U.S. to Host 2023 IDF World Dairy Summit
It was announced last week that the U.S. will host the 2023 International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit in Chicago. The IDF World Dairy Summit, the world’s leading international gathering of dairy-industry professionals, provides a vital forum for dairy leaders, experts, farmers, processors, traders and journalists worldwide to discuss how to further advance the collective global dairy sector forward in a …
Livestock Market Reports for Week Ended 09-16-2022
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia for the week ended September 16, 2022, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended September 16, 2022, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,300 head compared to 16,065 last week and …
Beef Industry on LRPA Preemptive vs EPA GHG Regulation
The beef industry says agriculture emissions are not regulated by the Clean Air Act and the bipartisan Livestock Regulatory Protection Act would keep it that way. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA’s) Mary-Thomas Hart concedes, farms and ranches emit methane, ammonia and other pollutants, but from livestock and their waste are less than the Clean Air Act regulates. “But we know that, …
More Details from the Latest Red Meat Export Report
We told you earlier that a new report shows U.S. beef exports again topped $1 billion in July and posted the fifth-largest volume on record. The data, released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), shows beef exports were up 3% year-over-year, while export value increased 7% to $1.006 billion. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom cites growth in Japan, China/Hong …
Lower Prices Paid at Labor Day Cattle Sale
Cattle from 27 states were on hand for a big Labor Day Sale held last week. But as Mark Oppold reports, prices paid for those cattle were a bit lower than a previous sale. 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 …
Georgia Beef Board Preparing for the Fair
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is preparing for the Georgia National Fair which will be held next month. Taylor Evans, GBB director of public relations, says they will be providing fair goers with a variety of beef information this year. For more information about Beef Checkoff promotions in Georgia, contact the GBB office in Macon at 478-474-1815. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …