Dairy Industry to Meet This Week

Dairy Industry groups will meet this week in Las Vegas for their annual joint meeting. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, and United Dairy Industry Association will meet November 14-17. Attendees will hear how the dairy industry groups are working to “Make Every Drop Count” for U.S. dairy farmers. Key topics and issues include …

Livestock Marketing Reformers Face Uphill Battle in Congress

Livestock marketing reforms in Congress face an uphill battle, despite reaching a bipartisan deal to boost price discovery and competition in the highly concentrated beef industry. This week, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act was introduced. But Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley admits his bipartisan deal to set regional mandatory minimum levels of negotiated versus contract trades still faces industry pushback. That …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Holding Fall Board Meeting

Cattle producers from across Alabama are in Montgomery today for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Fall Quarterly Board Meeting. Various issues are being discussed, including an update on the Beef Checkoff program and the proposed budgets for 2022. But ACA President Elect, Jim Jordan from Clay County, explained to Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman that this is not the only event cattle producers …

Livestock, Poultry, Egg Groups Weight in on EPA Pesticide Restrictions

Last week, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) led 35 other livestock, poultry and egg organizations in asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider the analysis used for a proposal to restrict the use of pyrethrin, the pesticide used in food animal houses to control flies. In comments submitted to the EPA, the groups pointed out that “fly …

Senators Announce Plan to Improve Cattle Market Fairness

Republican Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Deb Fischer of Nebraska joined Democrats Jon Tester of Montana and Ron Wyden of Oregon in announcing the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. The compromise cattle market bill is an effort to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by four major meatpackers. The legislation will establish regional mandatory minimum thresholds of …

Georgia Beef Board Taking Part in Tailgate Event

Football season means tailgating events, and a big one is coming up next month where the Beef Checkoff will be involved. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations, Taylor Evans, says they will participate in a fun event for the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. For more information contact the Georgia Beef Board office in Macon.  Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Florida Beef Council Friendly Reminder

If you own or have owned cattle in 2021, chances are you received a letter from the Florida Beef Council (FBC) that beef checkoff assessments are due for any cattle you may have sold this past year. With the end of the year nearing, FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, has this friendly reminder for producers across the state. For more information, contact …

There Is No Cow Tax in New Legislation

There has been some misinformation floating around, especially on social media, that the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by the House last Friday and by the Senate back in August, nor the reconciliation bill working its way through Congress, has language in it saying farmers will be taxed for each cow. This is simply false. And Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin …