Florida Beef Council Seeking Team Beef Members

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is looking for folks to be a part of Team Beef. FBC CEO Jim Handley explains.     Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, …

NMPF Recognizes Members of Congress for Focusing Attention on Dairy Workforce Needs

As discussions over immigration policy continue on Capitol Hill, the National Milk Producers Federation thanked members of both the House and Senate for working to address the unique labor challenges faced by dairy producers. NMPF has called on legislators to address this dilemma for more than a decade. “We welcome these bipartisan efforts to shine a light on an issue …

BQA Training Courses in Alabama

The Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is designed to provide education and training for cattle producers about good animal husbandry and management. In the weekly beef checkoff update, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Erin Beasley says BQA training events are taking place the next few weeks across the state.   Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …

Talking Beef with Georgia Marathon Runners

Last month, the Georgia Beef Board attended an event where members were able to talk about beef with a large number of marathon runners. In the Georgia beef checkoff report, Kaytlyn Malia says members were able to talk about the benefits of beef for a runner’s diet.   Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …

FPL Food Holding Chatel Farms Open House Friday

Cattle producers across the Southeast are being urged to attend a big event this Friday, April 21, as FPL Food will be hosting an open house for its new feedlot at Chatel Farms in Reidsville, GA. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …

Theory of Relativity Applies to Cattle Prices

An expert says he expects beef cattle prices to continue to fall for a while, but not down to the low levels of nine years ago. Gary Crawford has the story.   Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the Alabama and Georgia livestock market reports for the week ending April 14th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states.   AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended April 14th, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 13,200 head compared to 9,741 last week and 10,036 year ago. Compared to …

Florida Dairy Production Conference April 20

The 2017 Florida Dairy Production Conference will be held Thursday, April 20 at the Alto Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center in Gainesville. The 53rd event will include a program that brings together the newest research, innovations, recommendations and ideas for improving the sustainability and profitability of the Florida dairy industry. The presented information provides practical take-home messages for dairy …

Immigration Raids Could Send Milk Prices Soaring

Continued immigration raids on American dairy farms could send milk prices soaring. Jaime Castaneda, Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Trade Policy for the National Milk Producers Federation, says the price of a gallon of milk could possibly approach $8. The Hagstrom Report says Castaneda was part of a panel on immigration at the Consumer Federation of America’s National …

Dairy, Ag Groups Urge President Trump to Act Immediately to Halt Canada’s Continued Disregard of Trade Obligations

The U.S. dairy sector and state agriculture officials urged President Donald Trump to take immediate action against Canada’s repeated and escalating disregard for its trade obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Most recently, Canada implemented a new national pricing policy that blatantly blocks American dairy exports and will enable significant dumping of Canadian dairy products onto the …