The 70th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course will be a virtual event this year. It will take place May 4-6. The program will be delivered each of those evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern via Zoom. Each night will consist of two speakers. The program this year will focus on efficiency and its importance to the beef industry. …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 4-9-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 9, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ending April 9, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 10,800 head compared to 10,090 last week and …
Florida House and Senate Pass Individual Budgets
Week six of the 2021 Florida Legislative Session saw action on the state budget, as both the House and Senate passed their individual budgets. According to the Director of Governmental Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Sam Ard, there are some differences to be worked out. (audio) But as lawmakers head to conference to piece together a new spending plan, they are looking …
2021 FCA Convention Registration is Open
Registration for the 2021 Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Convention is underway, as the annual event will be held June 15-17, 2021 at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort. While the FCA Staff and volunteer leaders look forward to seeing everyone in Marco Island, there are a few things they want to bring to your attention. Due to COVID-19 guidelines and …
Florida Forest Service Highlights Wildfire Awareness Week
The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, urges residents to be wildfire ready by highlighting Florida Wildfire Awareness Week, April 5-11. Since January, nearly 600 wildfires have burned more than 7,700 acres. Last year, a total of 1,969 wildfires burned 44,152 acres across the state. The wildfire threat in the Florida Panhandle is substantially …
Five Million Acres Enrolled in USDA Conservation Easements
Through partnerships with private landowners, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the protection of more than 5 million acres of wetlands, grasslands, and prime farmland. Since last October, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has enrolled 110,000 acres in new conservation easements, bringing USDA to this conservation milestone. NRCS has offered conservation easements through the Farm Bill for …
Florida Food Waste Prevention Week is April 5-9
April 5-9, 2021 is Florida Food Waste Prevention Week, and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has joined federal, state, and local agencies, businesses, non-profits, and other partners for the inaugural event. The campaign was designed to highlight the $165 billion in food discarded each year by Americans. According to FDACS, 3.5 million Floridians suffer from chronic hunger, …
Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 4-2-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended April 2, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended April 02, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 10,000 head compared to 10,734 last week and …
Florida Legislative Session Reaches Half-way Point
Week five of the 2021 Florida Legislative Session saw discussions on various issues. Sam Ard, director of governmental affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA), says they also just finished the halfway point of the session. The Florida Legislative Session is scheduled to end April 30. (Florida Cattlemen’s Association): http://www.floridacattlemen.org/ Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …
Ag Commissioner Fried on Water Wars Ruling
(NSF) — After years of legal battling, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a lawsuit in which Florida argued Georgia has used too much water in a river system shared by the states. The 12-page ruling dismissed the lawsuit that Florida filed in 2013 after the oyster fishery collapsed in Franklin County’s Apalachicola Bay. Florida contended that Georgia …