NCBA Statement on Failure of Clean Water Act Amendment Passage in the Senate

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

WASHINGTON (May 15, 2013) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Deputy Environmental Counsel Ashley McDonald issued the following statement on the non-passage of Amendment 868 to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) which would have prevented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from finalizing Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research …

Senate Ag Committee Sends Farm Bill to Full Senate

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, Sugar, Vegetables

The Senate Agriculture Committee has approved its version of the farm bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Growth Energy’s Buis Discusses Ag Subsidies and Ethanol Status

Gary Cooper Alabama, Corn, Energy, Florida, General, Georgia, Sugar

Catching up with Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis during our visits in Washington D. C. this week, he offers some interesting insights on heavy farm subsidies in many foreign countries that continue to stifle free trade. He also discusses the present status, progress and challenges of the ethanol industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …

Slow Profits

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Corn, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia

Everett Griner talks about the struggling ethanol industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Peanut Planting Still Running Behind

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, Georgia, Peanuts

Weather conditions across much of the growing belt have hampered planting efforts this spring, and peanuts are no excpetion as Tyron Spearman looks at how this year compares to the 5-year average. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As …

AFBF: Historic Farm Bill Markup Sessions Now Underway

Gary Cooper Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Sugar, Vegetables

The Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill mark up session presently underway, to be followed by the House Ag Committee’s mark up session on the Bill this Wednesday, is sure to make for some red eyed late hours for many lawmakers and others who are tuned in to agricultural issues on Capitol Hill. One of the most knowledgable folks we know …

Chairwoman Stabenow Opening Statement at Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Mark-Up

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, Sugar, Vegetables

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today delivered the following statement at the opening of the Committee’s meeting to consider and mark-up the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …

Other Pollinators

Dan Agri View, Alabama, Citrus, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Soybeans, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Everett Griner explains that the woods are full of pollinators, and tells us what some of them are. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025

Many Georgia Cotton Farmers Expected to Double Crop After Wheat

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Field Crops, Georgia

If our farmers have not already done so, they are certainly nearing making that final planting decision and Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton says that is especially true for those planning to double crop behind their wheat crop. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, …

Senate Farm Bill Includes Peanuts

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Peanuts

It’s going to be a busy week for agriculture in our nation’s capitol, as markup of the farm bill starts tomorrow. And when it comes to the Senate version of the bill, Tyron Spearman reports peanuts have been added. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …