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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
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 …
Cattlemen Kick Off Campaign
Prevent Farms, Ranches From Being Regulated Like Toxic Superfund Sites The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) kicked off a media campaign aimed at spotlighting and correcting a recent court decision that will require livestock producers to comply with laws that are only meant to apply to highly toxic Superfund sites. The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) was …
Alabama Cattlemen on Legislative Session, Magazine Update
The 2018 Alabama Legislative Session is well underway, and Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says the association is keeping track of what is taking place this year. She also talks about the new look to the Alabama Cattlemen magazine. ACA on Legislative Session, Magazine Update Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report (WASDE) was released recently. During December, raging wildfires in southern California and a late-month cold wave east of the Rockies highlighted a La Niña-driven weather regime. La Niña also contributed to a broad expanse of drier than-normal conditions, especially across the southern tier of the country. A few areas, however, received …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended January 12, 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 12, 2018, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,500 head compared to …
Florida Cattlemen Preparing for Big Week in Tallahassee
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association is preparing for a big event next week in Tallahassee. FCA Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, explains. Florida Cattlemen Preparing for Big Week in Tallahassee FCA Legislative Quarterly Meeting Agenda/details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …
Celebrating Menudo, a Traditional Soup
Cathy Isom has delicious tips about a month long celebration for a traditional soup that’s famous at family gatherings. That’s coming on This Land of Ours. Celebrating Menudo, a Traditional Soup January is known as National Menudo Month. And there’s no better time than now to learn a great new culinary tradition! Menudo is a traditional soup made with beef …