Red meat exports from the United States gained momentum in May with shipments of both beef and pork increasing significantly. Data released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation and the Department of Agriculture last week show exports of both pork and beef reached their highest point of the year in May. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
Commodity Carnival
Cathy Isom gives us information about the game that teaches young students real-life risk rewards of farming and commodity trading. That story’s ahead on “This Land of Ours”. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources …
NCBA Still Concerned with WOTUS
WOTUS, or the Waters of the U.S. rule from the EPA is a topic we’ve not heard much about lately, as most of the news has been about GMO labeling. But National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President, Tracy Brunner, says WOTUS is still a very important issue affecting cattlemen and one they continue to deal with. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending July 8, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have the latest concerning the GMO labeling bill, how many crop fields across the Southeast could use a good rain right now, hot dogs, Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through …
Alabama Congressman Learns from Annual Ag Tour
Keeping track of what is happening in agriculture is important for those who are in office in Washington D.C. And to help him do just that, Alabama Congressman Bradley Byrne says he holds an ag tour every year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …
Senate Passes GMO Labeling Legislation
Late last night, various agriculture groups came out to thank the U.S. Senate for passing the Roberts-Stabenow food biotechnology labeling measure, otherwise known as the GMO labeling bill (S.764) by a vote of 63-30. And many of these groups are now encouraging the House to also pass this legislation: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm …
Deep South Moving Deeper into Drought Conditions
Intensive heat and increasing drought-like conditions are expected across much of the Southeast. Rod Bain has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Resources To Researchers For Applied ResearchJune 12, 2026Florida Cattle …
USDA Designates 2 Counties in Alabama as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, July 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated DeKalb and Jackson counties in Alabama as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. “Our hearts go out to those Alabama farmers and ranchers affected by recent natural disasters,” said Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
USDA Designates 9 Counties in Georgia as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Surrounding States
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, July 7, 2016 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated nine counties in Georgia as primary natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought. Those counties are: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Cattle Industry Watching GMO Vote
The U.S. Senate has advanced the GMO labeling bill (S.764) and now is being encouraged by many in agriculture to pass the legislation in their final vote. Colin Woodall, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, said this is one bill they did not want to have to be a part of. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle …