Florida Cattlemen Hoping for More Legislative Funding

After scanning the proposed budgets released by both the Florida Senate and House, many in agriculture continue to work to seek better funding by the Florida Legislature. Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, explains what programs they are wanting more to see more dollars for. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …

ADAI Animal Traceability Update

One of the functions of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries Animal Industries Division (ADAI) is the administration of programs to prevent, eradicate and control diseases of livestock. Associate State Veterinarian, Misty Edmondson, knows this is why animal traceability is an important issue for many cattle producers in the state. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response …

Florida Beef Cattle Short Course Coming in May

The 2019 Florida Beef Cattle Short Course will be held May 8-10 at the Alto and Patricia Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center in Gainesville, Florida. The Short Course Program Committee and the UF Department of Animal Sciences invites serious beef cattle producers in the Southeast to attend. Some of the topics being discussed this year include the Value and Mechanics …

Dietary Guidelines among Top Priorities for NCBA

When the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released their official Policy Priorities for 2019 earlier this year, it included a mix of familiar and new issues for the industry. But one of those is Dietary Guidelines, something the federal government updates every five years. According to NCBA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Colin Woodall, as that process ramps up in 2019 they will be …

Looking Ten Years Ahead at the U.S. Livestock Sector

What’s ahead for the U.S. livestock sector ten years from now? Gary Crawford has the USDA answer to that question in this report. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida …

Sandlin Looking Forward to Georgia Cattlemen’s Convention

Georgia cattle producers are reminded the 2019 Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Convention and Trade Show and Beef Expo will be held April 4-6 at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. Coming in next week as the association’s new executive vice president, Dale Sandlin is currently with the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council. He says he is looking forward to his first GCA …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Presents Scholarships

Every year, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation awards scholarship money to Alabama youth. Over a quarter of a million dollars has been awarded to date. According to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Erin Beasley, that number increased even more this past weekend. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent

USDA’s March Cattle on Feed Report shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on March 1, 2019, 1 percent above March 1, 2018. Placements in feedlots during February totaled 1.86 million head, 2 percent above 2018, while marketing’s of …