The beef industry, like many others in agriculture, knows the importance of trade with other countries. One of the biggest is the North American Free Trade Agreement, as NAFTA is important to the beef industry. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) senior vice president of government affairs, Colin Woodall, knows there is some uneasiness right now as to what will happen …
Key Agency Behind in Modernizing Nation’s Food Safety System
Despite recent improvements, a key agency responsible for the nation’s food safety is still way behind in modernizing the nation’s food safety system. That’s from the Food and Drug Administration’s own inspector general and lawmakers who have oversight of the agency .Congress gave the Food and Drug Administration the power years ago to force recalls of food blamed for illness outbreaks. But …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 19, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended-January 19, 2018, receipts at 21 markets totalled an estimated 5,700 head compared to …
Dairy States Need Strong NAFTA
Trade, and improving trade, is critically important for the U.S. dairy industry, especially in Wisconsin. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a democrat from Wisconsin, says trade is vitally important to all sectors of the U.S. economy, including dairy, but the U.S. needs fair trade agreements. Baldwin says the Trump administration needs to double down its efforts to renegotiate the North American …
Florida Rep. Raburn Pleased to See Cattlemen
During the Florida Cattlemen’s Association Legislative Quarterly meeting and visits with legislators in Tallahassee this week, Southeast AgNet was able to get a few quick comments from State Representative Jake Raburn. He represents Florida District 57 in Hillsborough County, and is the Vice Chair of the Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee in the Florida House. He discusses a bill he …
Congressman Yoho Requests Flexibility on ELD Implementation
According to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), as the Department of Transportation presses ahead with implementation of electronic logging devices (ELD), Florida Congressman Ted Yoho is asking Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to provide livestock haulers with a longer-term waiver from the ELDs. In his official letter, Yoho wrote “I would ask that the [Department of Transportation] issue an exemption for livestock haulers for a period of …
Organics Encourage Support for Livestock Rule
The organic food sector is drumming up support for the recently ditched organic livestock rule. Leading the charge, Organic Valley cooperative of Wisconsin says the group is demanding that the Department of Agriculture stop interfering with the public process that created the rule. The coalition, which includes the National Farmers Union, published a paid open letter in the Washington Post …
Florida Cattlemen Visit with Legislators in Tallahassee
Members of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association are in Tallahassee this week for their annual legislative quarterly meeting. FCA President, Ken Griner, told Southeast AgNet’s Abbey Taylor they are there to discuss issues with their legislators. Florida Cattlemen Visit with Legislators in Tallahassee Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
NCBA to Discuss Various Issues at Annual Convention
The 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show is just two weeks away, as it will be held January 31 through February 3rd in Phoenix, Arizona. A variety of topics will be discussed and NCBA President-Elect and California rancher, Kevin Kester, says one of those will be trade and that includes the importance of the North American Free Trade …
U.S. Top Beef Exporter to South Korea
The United States has reclaimed the title of top beef exporter to South Korea in 2017. The change comes 14 years after a U.S. outbreak of mad cow disease that led to a ban of U.S. beef in South Korea, handing the top spot of the market to Australia, according to Reuters. U.S. beef shipments jumped 13.7 percent last year …