Southeast AgNet This Week: Water-Use Efficiency; Honeybees and Crops

Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes videos that explain how Cotton Incorporated is trying to increase water-use efficiency in cotton production and how an Alabama farmer is using honeybees to pollinate his soybean crop. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps …

Florida Beef Council Takes Part in BQA Training Event

Beef Quality Assurance is a national program that provides guidelines for beef cattle production. And Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council talks about an event they took part in today to help producers learn more about identifying management processes that can be improved. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …

Some Factors behind Recent Steer Price Declines

While steer prices continue to be very strong and are higher than where they stood a year ago, they are down a bit from where they were. And as cattle supplies continue to shrink, what’s causing the recent decline in steer prices? Gary Crawford looks to answer that question. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement …

Georgia Beef Board Promoting New Recipe Videos

Thanks to the beef checkoff, there are new videos designed to help consumers when cooking beef. Suzanne Bentley with the Georgia Beef Board explains what these videos are all about and where you can find them. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses …

Hoping for a Buildup in Alabama Cow Herds

Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association discusses what he’s hearing from cattlemen across the state about the possibility of once again rebuilding herds. 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 Offers Growers Targeted Application …

BQA Award Deadline Extended

Award applications for the 10th annual checkoff-funded National Beef Quality Assurance Award continue to be accepted as the entry deadline has been extended until June 25th. The 2016 National BQA Awards recognize five winners in the areas of beef, dairy, marketing and education. To Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …

Outgoing Alabama FFA Officers Encourage Others to Join

During the recent 87th annual Alabama FFA State Convention, the outgoing officers each commented about how FFA has helped them and encouraged others to join. 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 Offers Growers Targeted Application …

Beef Cattle Marketing’s Out of Feedlots Hit Record Lows

USDA’s latest cattle on feed report shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.6 million head on June 1, 2015, 1 percent above June 1, 2014. But, there’s more to the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending June 19th, 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 …

Hopeful for Return of U.S. Pork and Beef to South Africa

Trade officials from the United States and South Africa recently announced that they would work to resolve issues currently blocking U.S. pork and beef from the South African market. Joe Schuele has the story. 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 …