The Florida Cattlemen’s Association issued a thank you letter to President Trump following his Executive Order under the Defense Production Act. It read: “On behalf of the 15,000 Cattle Ranching families in Florida, we applaud the action taken by President Trump and his administration in implementing the Executive Order under the Defense Production Act with respect to the food supply …
Cattle Industry Contributing Back to the Environment
A fuller picture started emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States a little over a year ago. An Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-led team completed a comprehensive life-cycle analysis quantifying the resource use and various environmental emissions of beef cattle production in the U.S. to establish baseline measures that the U.S. beef industry can use to explore …
USDA to Implement President Trump’s Executive Order on Meat and Poultry Processors
(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2020) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to keep meat and poultry processing facilities open during the COVID-19 national emergency. “I thank President Trump for signing this executive order and recognizing the importance of keeping our food supply chain safe, secure and plentiful. …
Ready to Promote Beef Month in Florida
We told you recently that during this time of COVID-19, there are many consumers turning to social media to find new ways to prepare various meals. So, Florida Beef Council (FBC) Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says while Beef Month in May is going to look a bit different this year due to the many changes we are …
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Working with Lawmakers
Issues surrounding COVID-19 continue to affect cattle producers across the country. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Director, Erin Beasley, told us that is why they are talking with lawmakers to explain the challenges producers are facing at this time. For more information about ACA, go to their website, bamabeef.org. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers …
New T-Shirt Designed for Georgia Beef Month
May will be Beef Month in Georgia, and this year something new has been designed to help promote the annual event. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, says this Beef Month promotion is a way to not only help promote the industry but also a way to help them give back. Again, the t-shirts will be available …
New Director for UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) recently announced that Brent Sellers, a UF/IFAS agronomy professor, has been named director of the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona, Florida. In 2004, Sellers started as an assistant professor of agronomy at the Center and for the past year served as interim center director. He …
U.S. Cattle On Feed Down 5%
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its April Cattle on Feed Report. It shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head was 11.3 million head on April 1, 2020, 5% below April 1, 2019. The inventory included 7.08 million steers and steer …
NCBA on Relief Funds for Producers
This week, Congress did approve an increase to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) beings money from the first round ran out quickly. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, provides an update on relief funds available to cattle producers. Following NCBA’s letter to USDA this week, members in both chambers of Congress sent a letter …
24,000 Half-Gallons of Milk Provided to Healthcare Workers and First Responders
Milk From the Farm to the Frontlines ATLANTA, GA (April 24, 2020) – Georgia’s dairy farmers, along with Kroger Atlanta Division and Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), have come together to deliver milk from the farm to the frontlines. The new Great Georgia Give campaign will deliver 24,000 half-gallons of local Georgia milk to first responders and healthcare workers across …