Florida Beef Council Ready for “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300”

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is putting the finishing touches on a big Beef Checkoff promotional event coming this weekend. Several folks from other states are coming in to help out during the “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300” at the Daytona International Speedway. And during the recent Cattle Industry Convention in Houston, FBC Director of Education & Promotion DeAnne Maples promoted the big event. …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Convention Coming in March

The 2022 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention is just a little over two weeks away, as it will be held March 4-5 in Mobile. ACA President, Clay Kennamer, said they are excited to invite producers to attend. Kennamer, from Jackson County, will see his term as ACA President come to an end at the annual Convention. For more information about this …

Georgia Beef Board Ready for the Race

The beef industry and NASCAR are teaming together for a big event in Daytona, Florida this week. The “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300” will take place Saturday, and one of those attending is Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations Taylor Evans. She told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman this will be the second running of this big event. …

Importance of Written Biosecurity Plan

The importance of having a written biosecurity plan is a topic we seem to hear more and more about. And, it was one discussed during the recent Cattle Industry Convention. Sabrina Halvorson was there and has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Florida Lawmakers Discuss Veterinary Telemedicine

Week five of the Florida Legislative Session saw various issues discussed once again, but there is a bill that has been of interest to some in agriculture across the state. Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, explains what the bill is about and where it currently stands. The 60 day Florida Legislative session will run until March 11th. Sponsored ContentFlorida …

Beef Consumers are Loyal

According to the data analysis company Neilson I-Q, grocery sales of plant-based foods that directly replace animal products grew 12.1 percent from July 2020 to July 2021, and 53 percent over the last two years. That includes all products such as dairy alternatives. Meat substitutes jumped 11 percent over the same time. However, Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) vice-chairman Norman Voyles …

Technology that Could be Key in Helping Dairy Farmers

The technology that could be key in helping dairy farmers and the environment at the same time. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. When dairy farmers need to measure its cow’s Milk Urea Nitrogen – or MUN – samples are sent to labs for analysis. But new technology coming soon could change everything, giving dairy farmers real time …

Positive Cattle Price Trends Forecast for 2022

During last week’s Cattle Industry Convention, CattleFax held their outlook seminar noting cattle price and profitability trends are pointed in the right direction. Kevin Good, vice president of industry relations and analysis at CattleFax, notes this is despite the challenges and uncertainty brought on by Covid. And every cattle producer wants to know what the market outlook is. He said they think …