Call on Russia to Suspend its new Testing Requirements for U.S. Meat

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork

Here’s a release from USDA: WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2012 –United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today issued the following statement in response to Russia’s new requirements that U.S. beef and pork exports to Russia be tested and certified free of the feed additive ractopamine: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight …

Ag in Review for the Week of December 3, 2012

Randall Weiseman Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Podcast, Soybeans, Specialty Crops

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the weekly cattle market numbers for Alabama and Georgia for the week ending December 7th as put together by the Livestock Market News Service in both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …

Alabama Approves Beef Marketing Plan

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock

At Thursday’s Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Board of Director’s meeting, the beef marketing plan for 2013 was approved, as Dr. Billy Powell was pleased with the work that many put forth to get it all together. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

Alabama Lt. Governor Speaks to Cattlemen

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, General, Livestock

Alabama Lt. Governor Kay Ivey was a guest speaker at today’s Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Board of Director’s meeting in Montgomery. Afterwards I was able to talk with her about the issues she brought up which includes the four commitments which they are working on for the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming …

AL & FL NRCS Invites Producers to GLCI Conference

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

The 5th National Grazing Lands Conference will be held next week in Orlando, Florida as Eddie Jolley with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama and Pat Pfeil, National GLCI steering committee member from Florida, hopes producers will take time to attend. AL: Download Audio FL: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …

Study Finds That Private and Public Ag Research Funding are Complimentary

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

A new analysis by the Economic Research Service looks at the relationship between public and private investments in research and development. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida …

National Grazing Lands Conference is Next Week

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Kimberly Stine, National GLCI Coordinator, wants to remind producers and landowners that the 5th National Grazing Lands Conference will be held next week, December 9-12 in Orlando, Florida and they have some big name speakers coming in for this event. Download Audio To learn more go to http://www.glci.org/5NCGL.html. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …

Time Running Short to Vote for Faces of Farming and Ranching

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

Those wishing to vote for the Faces of Farming and Ranching have until December 15, 2012. The southeast is represented by finalist Will Gilmer, a dairy farmer from AL. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …

Beef Checkoff Helping to Provide Consumers with what They Want

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff, we have we have Wesley Grau from New Mexico, Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board. He said every industry needs to promote their business and that’s why the beef checkoff helps producers provide consumers with what they want. Download Audio To learn more about …