Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 3, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended April 3, 2020, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 9,400 head compared to 5,500 last week and …
Dairy Groups Ask USDA for Food Purchases, Dairy Farmer Relief
(NAFB) — A group of dairy organizations wrote a letter this week to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue and asked the USDA to help the struggling dairy industry. They want the agency to use its extensive purchasing power given to it by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Security Act, to alleviate at least some of the stress on the U.S. dairy …
NCBA Update on Actions During COVID-19 Crisis
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO, Colin Woodall, provides an update on the actions that NCBA has taken in response to the COVID-19 crisis the past few weeks. To hear more of Woodall’s comments, go to the NCBA website. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Educating Florida Students About the Beef Industry
The Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program is designed to be a strong advocate for the beef community. And the free, self-guided online course is now helping to provide Florida agricultural educators with material for their students taking classes at home. Florida Beef Council (FBC) Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says this is just a way to help …
Helping Georgia Consumers Prepare Beef at Home
We’ve all been hearing the stories of how consumers have shown that beef is their comfort food of choice during the Covid 19 crisis, and how various cuts of beef have been flying off of the grocery store shelves. Georgia Beef Board (GCA) Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, wants producers to know that the Beef Checkoff program is working to …
ACA Working for Cattle Producers in the State
We’ve talked before how, due to Covid-19, many in agriculture are seeing changes to various aspects of daily life and how it is affecting cattle producers, not only here in the southeast, but across the country. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association(ACA) Executive Director, Erin Beasley, says it’s been a tough year all around. For questions or concerns, contact Beasley at the Alabama …
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Releases New Videos to Address Misconceptions About the Beef Industry
(NCBA) — In the latest effort to address myths about beef production and nutrition, Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner., managed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has released a new video series, ‘Real Facts About Real Beef.’ The videos highlight real farmers and ranchers and other beef experts candidly addressing some of the most common misconceptions …
State Beef Councils Win Major Legal Victory
(NCBA) — The Beef Checkoff program and fifteen grassroots-led state beef councils won a major court victory when the United States District Court of Montana ruled in favor of USDA and the Montana Beef Council in the matter of R-CALF vs. Sonny Perdue and USDA. NCBA praised the court’s decision, which ends a legal battle that has spanned more than …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 03-27-2020
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended March 27, 2020, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-March 27, 2020, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 5,500 head compared to 5,104 last week and 14,320 …
NCBA Sends Letter to Ag Secretary Perdue Urging Aid for American Cattle Producers
(NCBA) — Following final passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) sent a letter urging United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue to “take immediate action to provide much-needed relief to cattle producers who have been negatively impacted due to the ongoing …