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Registration Underway for 2025 Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention

Dan Cattle, Georgia, Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA)

Efforts are gearing up for the 63rd Annual Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) Convention that will be held March 12-14, 2025, in Augusta, Georgia. The GCA staff is looking forward to hosting over 350 cattle producers, supporters, and industry professionals during the three-day event. And according to GCA Executive Vice President, Dale Sandlin, they listened to exhibitor feedback from last year and made changes …

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USCA to Hold Annual Meeting in December

Dan Cattle

The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) will hold their annual meeting next month in San Antonio, Texas. As Rusty Halvorson reports, USCA members will be discussing various issues affecting the cattle industry. To learn more about the USCA annual meeting, click here. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …

Meat Institute

Meat Institute Urges U.S. to Adopt Strong Trade Policy, Remove Barriers for Meat Exports

Dan Beef, Cattle, Exports/Imports, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

The Meat Institute has urged the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to adopt a robust trade policy for 2025 to support the meat and poultry industry. In comments submitted for the USTR’s National Trade Estimate Report, the institute emphasized the need to remove barriers such as tariffs, restrictive sanitary policies, and registration demands that limit exports. Julie Anna Potts, President and …

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USMEF Chair on Importance of Checkoff Programs

Dan Beef, Cattle, Exports/Imports, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) held its annual strategic planning conference in Tucson, Ariz. Last week. During the election of officers for 2024-25, Steve Hanson, a rancher and cattle feeder from Elsie, Neb. became the new USMEF chair. And according to a story from Rusty Halvorson, he is a believer in the checkoff programs and how they help USMEF conduct their …

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Florida Beef Council Sponsors Presentation to College Students

Dan Beef, Cattle, Florida, Florida Beef Council (FBC)

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) recently sponsored a presentation to college students. FBC Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion, DeAnne Maples, explains where this took place and who took part in it. For more information about Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …

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Alabama Young Cattlemen Take Part in Educational Trip

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

Thanks to the Alabama Beef Checkoff program, a group of young cattlemen were able to take an educational trip to Oklahoma. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Director of Field Services, Reid McGuire, explains what this trip was all about.  Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

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Increase in Red Meat Exports

Dan Beef, Cattle, Exports/Imports, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

Last week, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) released the September numbers concerning exports of U.S. pork and beef. And according to a story from Rusty Halvorson, they were higher year-over-year. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says momentum in September for pork was driven by gains in Mexico, Central America, Australia and the Philippines.  “So I think really the theme on …

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Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 11-08-2024

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 8, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended November 08, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 10,777 head compared to 12,821 last week and 19,173 last …

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USDA Planning to Test Bulk Milk

Dan Cattle, Dairy

USDA is planning to test raw bulk milk nationally for the H5N1 bird flu virus because of the growing number of cases during the past month in California dairy herds. Rust Halvorson has more details.  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack spoke to reporters last week about USDA’s plans to expand the testing of milk across the country.  USDA will begin broader …

American Agriculture

American Agriculture History Minute: Ralston Purina Company Formed

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, Cattle, Livestock, This Land of Ours

I’m Mark Opel with an American Agriculture History Minute. As American agriculture expanded, farmers continued to make improvements in their production of grain, and by the late 1880s, 1890s, attention focused on improving animal production and meat quality. Enter William Danforth, who in 1894 established an animal feed company, Purina Mills. Danforth later partnered with Webster Edderley, founder of a …