In our weekly Florida Beef Council report, brought to you by your beef checkoff in Florida, a Beef 101 course took place Monday, and Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes is pleased with how the event went. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …
Growing Financial Pressures for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management recently held a hearing on the growing financial pressures faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers. Top farm leaders and experts testifying painted a grim picture of the farm economy on plummeting farm prices and income. One of those was American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall, who told …
Exports Important for Cattle Producers
We’ve been hearing a lot over the past few weeks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and how many in agriculture continue to urge Congress to pass it. And when it comes to exports Kevin Good, a senior market analyst with CattleFax, says they are very important for beef producers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending April 15, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about the cost of inaction on the Trans Pacific Partnership, how a bug has a few peanuts producers concerned, Vidalia onions, bees, eggs Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market reports for the week ending April 15th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio 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 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
NCBA Works with U.S. Trade Representative on TPP
Members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) have been in Washington, D.C., this week for their annual legislative conference. During the conference they heard from Ambassador Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative, who stressed the cost of inaction on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Court Says Florida Development Deal Needs Closer Look
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: An appeals court Friday overturned the approval of a settlement agreement in a Marion County development dispute and ordered a circuit judge to take further steps to ensure that the deal protects the “public interest.” The ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal involved an agreement between property owners …
Subcommittee Examines Growing Farm Financial Pressures
Subcommittee Hears about Farm Financial Pressures On Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing on the growing financial pressures faced by U.S. farmers and ranchers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World …
Honoring Alabama Conservation Volunteers
Earth Team offers many opportunities for people who are interested in volunteering to improve the nation’s natural resources. And USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama has been celebrating National Volunteer Week this week by thanking and honoring its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …
Volunteers Conserve Natural Resources in Florida
The Earth Team is USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service volunteer workforce that is making a difference in every county in the nation. NRCS works with private landowners to improve soil quality, conserve water, improve air quality and enhance wildlife habitat. And NRCS in Florida honors its Earth Team volunteers for their service to conservation. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …