Florida Budget Deal Reached; Session to End on Time

FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By BRANDON LARRABEE THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 7, 2016……….House and Senate leaders announced a deal on the state budget during a late-night meeting Monday, pumping more than $120 million in last-minute projects into the spending plan and setting the Legislature on course to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …

NPR Poll Find Little Change in Meat Consumption

A new poll by National Public Radio finds messaging encouraging consumers to eat less meat are not changing dietary habits. The NPR survey of 3,000 Americans concluded the impact has been negligible when it comes to diets. The results were compared with a similar NPR poll from three years ago that found a slight drop in the number of people …

March 31 is CSP Signup Deadline in Florida

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida wants to remind agricultural producers that March 31 is the deadline to sign up for funding available through the Conservation Stewardship Program. Kesha Harvey, district conservationist in Levy, Dixie and Gilchrist counties, provides more information. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, …

Alabama State Conservationist Pleased with RCPP Projects

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state conservationist in Alabama, Ben Malone, is pleased with the fact that two Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects have been funded in Alabama. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …

Efforts Continue with U.S. Beef Exports

We told you last month that according to USDA, a trade deal between Japan and Australia could come at the expense of U.S. beef exports to Japan. And U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Senior Vice President for Global Marketing, Dan Halstrom, told me Japan is a very important destination for U.S. beef. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight – National Consumer Protection Week

On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks to Franko Galoso about National Consumer Protection Week and how you can protect yourself from scams and fraud. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending March 4, 2016

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, the final rule amending country of origin labeling regulations was published in the Federal Register, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has started its Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here is the Alabama and Georgia cattle market report for the week ending March 4th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …

Beef Industry Continues Work on Sustainability

There are a lot of ideas out there as to the definition of sustainability. But the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has been working to define what a sustainable operation is. I recently caught up with Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, executive director of global sustainability with NCBA, and asked her what is sustainability? Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Final Days of Georgia Legislative Session

We are down to the final few days of the 2016 Georgia Legislative Session, and according to Georgia Agribusiness Council’s Bryan Tolar, agriculture has had some success thus far. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong …