Good Alabama Legislative Session for Agriculture

The 2022 Alabama Legislative Session wrapped up last week in Montgomery. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says it was a good session for agriculture. The session was scheduled to end by April 25th, but lawmakers were able to get the business of the state taken care of much quicker this year. For more information, contact Beasley at the …

Georgia Beef Board Receives Numbers from New Study

The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) recently received numbers from a state research study about consumer usage and knowledge of beef. GBB Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, says this study will help them better increase demand for producers in the state. For more information about this study, contact the GBB office in Macon. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …

Florida Beef Council Finding New Ways to Reach Consumers

The Covid pandemic has changed a lot of things the past couple of years, and that includes how the Florida Beef Council (FBC) has continued their efforts in promoting beef across the state. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says they have had to find new ways to reach consumers. For more information about Beef Checkoff promotions in Florida, contact the …

NCBA Endorses Bipartisan A-PLUS Act

(NCBA/WASHINGTON, April 7, 2022) — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) supports the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States (A-PLUS) Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA). If enacted, the bill would clarify regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act to allow livestock market owners to maintain an …

Alabama Beef Checkoff Supporting High School Cookoff

The Alabama State Beef checkoff is proud to once again help support the annual Alabama Junior/Senior High School Cookoff. It will be held this Saturday, April 9. Students will participate for various awards in both the junior and senior divisions. And Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Education and Outreach, Ali Cantrell, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman about a few new …

Additional Funds for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire

The USDA has announced additional funds for livestock producers who were affected by wildfires and droughts. USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation, Robert Bonnie spoke with AgNet Media to make the announcement to our listeners. Listen here: The USDA says ranchers who have approved applications through the 2021 Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP) for forage losses due to severe …

Revised Cattle Market Reform Bill is Out

Revised cattle market reform legislation is out and awaiting a Senate hearing, but one of its authors concedes White House backing is still uncertain. Chief sponsor of the bipartisan Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act, Iowa U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley, says both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue have been involved with his bill. “We’ve worked for months with Secretary Vilsack and …

Beef Safeguard Changes Critical in Highly Competitive Japanese Market

Last week, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced changes to the safeguard on Japan’s imports of U.S. beef. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom notes how this will help keep U.S. beef on a level tariff playing field with its major competitors. Halstrom adds that competition in Japan will further intensify later this …