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Still Tracking the Nonexistent Food Price Hikes
Despite numerous predictions of an increase in food price inflation for 2013, food prices are remaining relatively flat. USDA economist Ricky Volpe gives us all the details in the following reports. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, …
Pleased with Beef Checkoff Audit
In this weeks “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff Jim Handley, Executive Vice President of the Florida Beef Council, talks about how pleasing it was to see the results of the recently completed audit of the beef checkoff by the Office of Inspector General. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff …
NCBA Statement on OIE to Upgrade U.S. to “Negligible” Risk for BSE
WASHINGTON (May 29, 2013) — National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President-Elect Bob McCan, a cattleman from Victoria, Texas, made the following statement about the vote by the Scientific Commission for the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to upgrade the United States’ risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to negligible risk status: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted …
Corn Planting Progress Picks Up
Livestock producers have been watching the progress of corn going into the ground this spring, and after the slow start, USDA’s latest report shows planting progress has really picked up. Eighty-six-percent of projected corn acres were planted as of May 26th, considerably more than the Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle …
Alabama Beef Promotion Underway
Memorial Day weekend was actually the kick-off for a promotion the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is running with a group of stores that Erin Beasley says is designed to help promote beef in the Birmingham area. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle …
Pleased with May Beef Month in Florida
May Beef Month in Florida is winding down for another year, but Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council is pleased with the information they’ve been able to get out about the beef industry in Florida. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the …
Georgia Counties Reminded about June Beef Month
June Beef Month in Georgia kicks off this coming weekend, and the Georgia Beef Board wants to remind all county Cattlemen’s chapters that they have materials and information to help them promote the event locally. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle …
Scott Signs Everglades Bill
From The News Service of Florida: Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed a measure (HB 7065) intended to maintain a tax that helps pay for cleaning water that runs off from South Florida farms into the Everglades. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle …
NPPC Fears Trade Retaliation from M-COOL Rule
The National Pork Producers Council doesn’t expect the new Mandatory Cool labeling rule to satisfy the World Trade Organization, and thus feels it could result in retaliation that would punish U.S. pork exports. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, …