The annual Sunbelt Ag Expo kicks off Tuesday in Moultrie, Georgia, and once again you will be able to see a variety of livestock exhibits and take part in various seminars. Becca Turner, vice president of marketing and public relations at Sunbelt Ag Expo, says this is an area that is always a highlight of the Expo. The Sunbelt Ag …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 10-11-19
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 11, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended October 11, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 15,200 head compared to 15,702 last week and …
U.S. Japan Trade Deal Good for Beef Industry
Earlier this week, President Trump signed the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, which is an important step forward with U.S. agriculture’s fourth-largest export market. During a media conference call Thursday, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Director of International Trade and Market Access, Kent Bacus, said this is a monumental development. According to NCBA, in 2018 Japanese consumers purchased $2.07 billion of U.S. …
USDA Looking to Hire More Meat/Poultry Food Safety Inspectors
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is looking to hire new food safety inspectors. Gary Crawford has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …
The Reality of the Beef Checkoff
by Greg Hanes, CEO, Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB-Oct. 9, 2019) — In the few months since I took the helm as CEO of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) – the governing and administrative organization of the Beef Checkoff – there appears to be many misperceptions, false rumors, and misinformation about how the checkoff works and is administered. Let’s look at …
Strong August U.S. Pork Exports, Beef Exports Trail Last Year
U.S. pork exports posted very strong results in August, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), but beef exports were below the record-large totals of August 2018. Joe Schuele has more details. August pork exports increased 22% from a year ago to 221,586 metric tons (mt), while export value climbed 19% to …
Meat Institute Challenging California Prop 12
(NAFB) — The North American Meat Institute last Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12, The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative. The Meat Institute opposes the law because the organization claims the law will “hurt the nation’s food value chain by significantly increasing costs for producers and consumers.” The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court …
Georgia Beef Board at the Fair and Sunbelt Ag Expo
The Georgia Beef Board has been busy the past few days with its booth at the Georgia National Fair in Perry. It has been talking with consumers from across the state about the many benefits of beef. In Southeast AgNet’s Georgia Beef Checkoff report, Kaytlyn Malia says the fair is going great. Malia says after the fair, the board will …
Team Beef Florida Preparing for Big Event
In our Beef Checkoff report, Erin Freel tells Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman that with the Team Beef season coming to an end, its members will be taking part in a big event next week. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …
Beef Fest This Weekend in Alabama
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), through the Beef Checkoff program, is promoting a new event coming up this weekend. ACA Director of Education and Outreach Ali Cantrell invites everyone to attend Beef Fest. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …