The Bermuda grass stem maggot is attacking Georgia forages earlier this year. This is according to Lisa Baxter, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension forage specialist. “It’s pretty bad in South Georgia right now, south and central Georgia. It came about a month earlier than we were expecting. I don’t know if it truly came that much earlier and sudden; or …
Beef Slaughter Rates Approaching Normal
Beef processing plants are approaching normal slaughter rates. Gary Crawford has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026
Task Force Introduces New Beef Industry Long Range Plan
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) summer business meeting continues today in Colorado. On Tuesday, the Beef Industry Long Range Plan task force officially introduced its new five-year plan for 2021-2025. The task force’s mission is to ensure the long-term prosperity of the U.S. beef industry by sustainably producing the most trusted, highest quality and consistently satisfying protein for consumers …
NCBA Addresses Checkoff Referendum Petition
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Summer Business Meeting is taking place this week in Colorado. NCBA President Marty Smith, a Florida cattle producer, released the following statement about the Beef Checkoff referendum petition launched in July. “In the 1980s, NCBA was instrumental in the initial passage of the Beef Promotion and Research Act and the resulting referendum that established …
Alabama Cattlemen to Meet in August
While a few members of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) are in Aurora, Colorado this week for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) summer business meeting, ACA Executive Director Erin Beasley says they are also gearing up for their board to meeting next month in Montgomery. For more information contact the ACA office in Montgomery. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
NCBA Holding Summer Business Meeting
As we all know, various meetings, conventions and other events in the agriculture industry have been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. But one event that is still taking place as planned is the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Summer Business Meeting in Colorado. NCBA CEO Colin Woodall says the event this week is an in-person meeting. The …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 07-24-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended July 24, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 10,000 head compared to 12,698 last week and 12,242 year ago. Compared to one week …
Georgia Beef Producers Approve Continuation of Beef Checkoff
Georgia beef producers voted to continue the $1 per head assessment for beef cattle through the renewal of the Beef Commission Marketing Order. Voting members renewed the assessment the Georgia Agriculture Commodity Commission for Beef with a 79% favorable vote. “The 79.48% was a strong affirmation by Georgia beef producers that the funds are important and the projects funded are …
Big Trade Surplus in Most Red Meats
Right now, the U.S. is seeing a big trade surplus in most red meat categories. But according to a story from Gary Crawford, that does not include beef. We may actually import more beef this year than we export. USDA Economist Bart Kenner looks at the U.S. red meat import situation during the first eight months of the 2020 fiscal …
USDA Provides Update on Investigation Following 2019 Tyson Beef Plant Closure and COVID-19 Pandemic
USDA (Washington, D.C., July 22, 2020) – As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report on its ongoing boxed beef and fed cattle price spread investigation. “The closure of the Tyson beef packing plant in Holcomb, Kansas, after a fire …