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While runners lose weight in most marathons, the holiday food marathon can do just the opposite. Starting from Halloween, going through Thanksgiving and now Christmas, Americans tend to eat more this time of year. Gary Crawford has the story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …
On this Thanksgiving Day, Mark Oppold takes a break from looking at the markets to bring us a holiday poem he wrote a few years ago. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Today is a special day for our country. As Mark Oppold reports, it’s a day we think about the veterans who served our country. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities …
The outcome of the 2024 General Election is set to bring significant changes to the agricultural landscape, according to at least one expert. With Donald Trump returning to the presidency, new dynamics will unfold, especially in the U.S. Senate, where pivotal shifts are already affecting the agriculture sector. That, according to Ethan Lane, Vice President of Government Affairs for the …
Most of USDA’s Farm Bill programs continue operation to year’s end if new legislation is not passed, however, some expired on September 30th. Rod Bain has more. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to restore the 2015 Application Exclusion Zone (AEZ) requirements under the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). This rule strengthens protections for more than two million farmworkers and pesticide handlers, ensuring their safety from pesticide exposure. The AEZ surrounds outdoor pesticide application equipment, prohibiting people from entering the area during spraying. …
Dock worker strikes across the East and Gulf Coasts threaten to disrupt the U.S. meat and livestock industries significantly, according to Erin Borror, Vice President for Economic Analysis at the U.S. Meat Export Federation. The affected ports are critical, having facilitated nearly $3 billion in red meat exports during the first seven months of the year, averaging about $100 million …
Hurricane Helene, which made landfall on the eastern coast late last week, has left a trail of destruction across several agricultural regions. Farmers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia reported extensive crop losses, particularly in corn, soybean, and cotton fields, as heavy winds and torrential rains battered the area. Several poultry operations faced significant losses as well. Cotton crops …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is reminding producers to renew their membership. ACA Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, shares more on the value and importance of joining the organization. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle …
Two Navy veterans, Congressmen Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin and Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania introduced the Strengthening Our Servicemembers with Milk Act. The bill directs the U.S. Secretary of Defense to provide fluid or powdered milk to members of the Armed Forces at dining facilities on military installations. “The milk produced by our hardworking dairy farmers is a vital source …
