Labor Dept Moves to Suspend H2A Rule

In this report, details of a move by the U S Department of Labor to suspend for 90-days the recently implemented changes to the H2A rule. This proposal is expected to be published in the Federal Register this week on March 17, and there will be ten days for public comment. Florida, Georgia and North Carolina are reported to have …

GA Beef Board Participating in Ag Day Events

Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has proclaimed March 15th-21st as Georgia Agriculture Week, which coincides with National Agriculture Week, and he has designated Tuesday March 17th as Ag Awareness Day. Various commodity groups from across the state will take part in an event held in Atlanta Tuesday and this includes the Georgia Beef Board. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida …

Beef Checkoff Program Moving Middle Meats

An aggressive beef checkoff market response plan was put in place late last year to help protect beef demand in the meat case and on restaurant menus when early economic signs indicated a need to address consumer purchasing decisions. To learn more simply log on to MyBeefCheckoff.com Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …

Cutting Farm Payments is DOA and Peanut Calendar

Today Tyron Spearman has information that some feel cutting farm payments in our nation’s capitol is not going to happen, while he also looks at this week’s peanut calendar. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

The Positive Aspects of Peanuts

There might have been a recall, but there are some positive aspects of peanuts and Everett Griner tells us just what some of these are. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research …

GA Cattlemen Watching Legislature

The Georgia Legislative session has been underway for a few weeks as Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Jim Collins said they have been tracking several bills of interest to producers. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

NPB Promoting Positive Messages

While the salmonella issue has hurt the sales of peanuts and peanut products, the National Peanut Board’s Marie Fenn wants producers to know their money is hard at work to assure consumers of the good healthy benefits of their product. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …

SFP Products Not Crop Specific

Ensuring that nutrients for your crops are actually getting where they need to get and doing what they need to do is something that Larry Murphy, with Specialty Fertilizer Products, says both and Avail and NutriSphere N can help with. Find out more at specialtyfertilizer.com or from any Southern States Cooperative. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Our Country is Being Invaded

By what? Everett Griner tells us and gives us some insight to where and how it gets here. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida …

Cotton Performance Plus Program

Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Cotton Performance Plus Program was piloted last year in the Southeast and according to Paul Callahan, US Cotton Trades Marketing Manager, the program will for 2009. Sponsored ContentStrong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …