Beef and dairy producers, who have yet to take advantage of free online BQA certification are being reminded you only have a few days left to do so. The deadline is coming up November 13. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. is picking up the $25-$50 online training fee for every person completing BQA training through that date. Josh White, executive director …
Florida Cattlemen to Hold Year-End Quarterly Meeting
December 1-2 the Florida Cattlemen’s Association will hold their year-end quarterly in Bartow. The Polk County Cattlemen and Cattlewomen will host this meeting. The FCA opening general session will be that Thursday, 12/01, at 1:00 with committee meetings to follow. Then the Florida Cattlemen’s Steak-out will be held Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
Producers Invited to Florida Fall Cattlemen’s Conference
Coming up November 17 it’s the 2016 Florida Fall Cattlemen’s Conference and Allied Trade Show at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion in Ocala. The event, put on by University of Florida/IFAS, will include a cattle industry update along with discussions concerning forage resources, weed control, reproductive disease, heifer development and more. Cost is only $25 per person if you register by …
USDA Designates 5 More Counties in Alabama as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Barbour, Bullock, Elmore, Walker and Winston counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Alabama also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their counties are …
USDA Designates 3 Counties in Florida as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Alachua, Flagler and Putnam counties in Florida as primary natural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by insufficient chill hours that occurred from Nov. 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Florida …
USDA Designates 7 More Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Crawford, Crisp, Dooly, Lee, Macon, Sumter and Worth counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by a recent drought. Farmers and ranchers in the following counties in Georgia also qualify for natural disaster assistance because their …
Obama Administration Pushing for TPP during Lame-Duck Session
President Barack Obama is forging ahead in an attempt to get Congress to vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership following the election. The Wall Street Journal writes the Obama Administration will push for the “long-shot” bid immediately after Congress returns to Washington, D.C. for the lame-duck session. According to Ambassador Darci Vetter, Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S., the 12 nation …
USMEF President and CEO Discusses “Tsunami of Meat”
U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) members are gathered in Carlsbad, California, this week to mark the organization’s 40th anniversary and conduct its annual strategic planning conference. During a teleconference with reporters, USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng, discussed what they call the “Tsunami of Meat”. Download Audio Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June …
Becoming BQA Certified is Worth It
November 13th will be here before we know it and that is the deadline to get free certification online for the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program. In our weekly “BQA Quality Report”, brought to you by your state and national checkoff funded Beef Quality Assurance programs, Georgia beef producer Jarrod Creasy says going through the certification process is worth it. …
Groups Urge Court to Nix Waters of the U.S. Rule
The National Pork Producers Council and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association this week joined dozens of other agricultural organizations, businesses and municipalities in asking a federal court to throw out a Clean Water Act rule that would give the government broad jurisdiction over land and water. Sponsored ContentVerdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida …