Ag in Review for the Week Ending April 29, 2016

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about Vidalia® onions, the Beef Quality Assurance program, farm camps, Ostrich farming, 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 …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market reports for the week ending April 29th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: 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 …

Improving the Soil Health in Alabama Grazing Lands

Efforts are underway to help improve the soil health in grazing lands. And Eddie Jolley, conservation agronomist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, is encouraging owners of grazing land in Alabama to think about soil health. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of …

Georgia Updating Rules Concerning Livestock

Some rules that concern livestock in Georgia have been in effect for quite some time, and due to that, Georgia State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Cobb says his office is working to update some of those. 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 …

Senate Committee Ask GAO to Investigate Cattle Price Drop

The Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate the 2015 cattle price collapse. 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 Enhancement …

University of Florida Looking at BQA Program

We told you a couple of weeks ago that the University of Florida was working with the Beef Quality Assurance program, in conjunction with other universities across the country, to see how it’s doing. Dwain Johnson, UF professor of meat science, says the effort is to see if there are areas that the BQA program needs to concentrate on in …

BQA Certification Important for Consumer Interest

We’ve spent the past few weeks talking about the Beef Quality Assurance program, or BQA, and why cattle producers should become certified. And today, we look at why the consumer is a very good reason. 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 …

New Agriculture Numbers for Alabama Coming in June

Agriculture continues to be the number-one industry in Alabama, and that is a fact that pleases Commissioner of Agriculture John McMillan. 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 …

Subcommittee Examines Factors Impacting Cost of Production

On Wednesday, Rep. Rodney Davis from Illinois, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the positive and negative factors impacting cost of production. 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 …

Manager Wanted for Babcock Ranch

The Florida Department of Agriculture has announced it is accepting applications to manage the Babcock Ranch. The 70,000-acre ranch is located in Charlotte and Lee counties. Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Staff Mike Joyner says the department hopes to have a rancher to lease and manage the property as early as July. Proposals can be submitted to The Florida Department …