Cattlemen’s Hall of Fame

Register Now for CattleCon 2025

Dan Cattle, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

For those who have yet to register for the 2025 Cattle Industry Convention (CattleCon 2025), it’s not too late to do so. CattleCon 2025 will be held Feb. 4-6 in San Antonio, Texas, and you can still register in advance. According to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Buzz Brainard, host of Music Row Happy Hour, returns as emcee to kick things off on Tuesday, …

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ACA Pleased with Digital Campaign Results

Dan Alabama, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Beef, Cattle

Digital advertising is something we are seeing more and more of, and something that the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) has been using for various Beef Checkoff promotions. ACA Director of Consumer Outreach, Josie Jones, explained to Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman just how well these campaigns worked for them in 2024. To learn more about beef checkoff promotions, contact the ACA office in Montgomery …

Milk Production

Final Rule Amends Pricing Formulas for FMMO’s

Dan Cattle, Dairy, USDA-AMS

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently announced the final rule amending the uniform pricing formulas applicable in all 11 Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMO’s). Rusty Halvorson has more details. According to AMS, the amendment changes included returning the base Class 1 skim milk price formula to the higher-of the advanced Class 3 or 4 skim milk prices. The Class 3 and …

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USDA to Measure Financial Well-Being of Farmers and Ranchers

Dan Agri-Business, Cattle, Census of Agriculture, Field Crops, USDA-NASS

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend the next few months gathering information about land ownership income, expense, debt, asset, demographic and other landlord characteristics to provide detailed information from agricultural landowners. The Tenure, Ownership, and Transition of Agricultural Land (TOTAL) survey will ask producers to provide in-depth information about their operating revenues, production costs, and household characteristics. “TOTAL will …

Cattle Report

Looking Ahead at Annual Cattle Inventory Report

Dan Cattle

Coming at the end of the month will be USDA’s annual Cattle Inventory Report, something that many in the industry are looking forward to seeing. Rusty Halvorson has the story. Later this month, on Thursday, Jan. 31, USDA will release its yearly Cattle Inventory report. Last year, the report revealed the beef cowherd at the start of 2024 stood at a …

agricultural commodities

Reviewing Agricultural Commodities

Dan Biofuels/Energy, Cattle, Commodities, Corn, Cotton, Economy, Pork, Soybeans, Wheat

With markets closed today, Mark Oppold takes time to look at where certain agricultural commodities currently stand so far this year. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

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Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 01-17-2025

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 17, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended January 17, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,409 head compared to 8,971 last week and 3,319 last …

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Optimistic about Potential New Agriculture Secretary

Dan Agri-Business, Cattle, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), USDA

With the new administration set to take over on Monday, there are some in the ag industry who are very optimistic about the potential new Agriculture Secretary. Rusty Halvorson has more details. As he prepares to move back into the White House, President-elect Donald Trump did nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his Secretary of Agriculture. National …

dairy checkoff

Enrollment Opened for 2025 Farm and Dairy Safety-Net Programs

Dan Agri-Business, Cattle, Dairy, Economy, Funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the enrollment periods for its 2025 safety-net programs aimed at supporting American farmers and dairy producers. These programs, including the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC), and Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), are designed to provide financial protection against market fluctuations and other agricultural risks. Enrollment Periods: Program Details: How to …

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Updated BQA National Manual Now Available

Dan Beef, Cattle, Education, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recently announced the release of its updated Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) National Manual, which serves as a resource for science-based cattle production information and is free to all. “BQA empowers beef producers to maximize their potential to make the most efficient and responsible use of natural resources for effectively producing the world’s most nutritious and flavorful …