Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is encouraging rural Americans to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. In a conversation this morning with Southeast AgNet, he said there are too many people across rural America who do not have health insurance coverage. Download Audio
Vilsack Updates Margin Protection Program Sign-Up
The Agriculture Secretary says interest in the new Dairy Margin Protection Program is picking up with the sign-up deadline coming next week. Rod Bain has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida …
House Passes Fiscal Year 2015 Funding
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: Yesterday evening the House passed the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, funding much of the government through Sept. 30, 2015. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President and Victoria, Texas cattleman, Bob McCan says this appropriations bill contained many Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
Pleased with New Grazinglands Education Building at Ona
Cattlemen, Extension agents and other stakeholders are all looking forward to attending educational events at the new Grazinglands Education Building at the University of Florida’s Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona. UF’s Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Jack Payne, is pleased with the new facility and how it all came together. Download Audio Sponsored …
USDA Seeks Public Comment on New Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Dec. 11, 2014 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture is publishing a rule that outlines how it will improve the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), one of USDA’s largest conservation programs. The interim final rule includes program changes authorized by Congress in the 2014 Farm Bill. USDA has established a 60-day comment period for …
Winter Feeding Reminders for Alabama Cattle
With winter weather already making an appearance, Kim Mullinex, assistant professor and Extension specialist at Auburn University, reminds cattle producers to be thinking about feed supplements. Download Audio More information is available at alabamabeefsystems.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research …
Georgia State Vet on Animal Disease Traceability Tags
The Federal Animal Disease Traceability rule went into effect in March 2013, but Georgia State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Cobb says he still gets questions from time to time about what tags are best to use. Download Audio More information is available on the Georgia Department of Agriculture website. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …
Meat Production Forecast is Lowered
USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Report notes in the Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy section that the forecast for total meat production in 2014 has been lowered from last month, as lower beef production in the fourth quarter more than offsets increased Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Beef Producer Proud of Checkoff
In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Mike Dee of Dee River Ranch in Aliceville, Alabama is one producer who truly believes in the beef checkoff. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch …
Busy Week for Congress
This is a busy week for Congress as it’s the last week they will be in session this year. And National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President of Government Affairs, Colin Woodall, says that makes it a critical week. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida …