Plant-based imitations of butter and other dairy products pose an increasing challenge for consumer understanding in the butter sector, which is dealing with proliferating imposters even as butter’s popularity grows. That makes it crucial for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to stop vegan shenanigans before fake products make federal standards of identity for established terms such as “butter” …
Georgia Beef Month Promotions Continue
May Beef Month in Georgia continues, with various promotions and events taking place across the state. In this Beef Checkoff report, Kaytlyn Malia, director of public relations and industry information for the Georgia Beef Board, talks about a big event this weekend and how it works well for beef promotions. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …
Alabama Cattlemen Tracking Various Bills
The 2019 Alabama legislative session just passed the half-way point, with various bills of importance to agriculture still being discussed. Erin Beasley, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association executive vice president, says there are various legislative issues continuing to be tracked. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Repayment Options for Producers in Old MPP-Dairy
USDA has come out with more information on how some dairy producers might get back part of the money they paid into the old Margin Protection Program (MPP). Gary Crawford has the details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for …
Enhancements in Livestock and Dairy Insurance Coverage Programs
Starting July first, enhancements to livestock and dairy insurance products will be available to policy holders. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR 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 …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 05-03-19
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended May 03, 2019, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended May 3, 2019, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 16,700 head compared to 9,944 last week and …
USDA Announces Repayment Options for Producers with Coverage in Previous MPP for Dairy
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that dairy producers who had coverage under the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which provided payments to producers when the price of milk fell below the feed costs to produce it, are eligible to receive a repayment for part of the premiums paid into the program. To be eligible for this repayment, which …
Second Hours-of-Service Bill Introduced in Congress
The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act was introduced in the Senate earlier this week. Now, House Ag Committee Chair Collin Peterson and Greg Pence of Indiana introduced H.R. Bill 2460, the Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act. The legislation is a companion to a Senate Bill introduced last February and already drawing bipartisan supporters. It would require the Secretary of Transportation …
U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef Looks to the Future
This week, the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) concluded their fifth annual General Assembly meeting in Fresno, Calif. The event brought together more than 100 stakeholders including representatives from major food and retail companies, cattle producers, veterinarians, scientists, financial service representatives and non-governmental organizations. During the meeting, they adopted and launched the U.S. Beef Industry Sustainability Framework, the first-ever resource that …
USDA APHIS Launches Interactive Map to Help Livestock Producers
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) launched an interactive website that provides livestock producers with important information. The site contains web links for obtaining premises identification numbers (PIN) and location identifiers (LID) within livestock producers’ respective States. Federal PINs or state specific LIDs are unique codes permanently assigned to a physical location. …