GA to Sell Formerly Neglected Horses

Randall Weiseman Georgia, Livestock

The Georgia Department of Agriculture will auction formerly negelcted horses this coming Saturday May 31st, which have been nursed back to good health.  Report (1:00 mp3)      To learn more or to see pictures of the horses click Here Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move …

Georgia Cotton Commission Nominations

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Nomination meetings for three positions on the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton are being held this week. May 28 at 10 am, Lee County Farm Bureau, Leesburg May 28 at 3 pm, Bleckley County Farm Bureau, Cochran May 29 at 3 pm, Morgan County Farm Bureau, Madison All cotton producers in those areas are urged to participate in making …

Farm Bill Benefits

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

The Farm Bill has benefits for both producers and consumers – in fact, everyone in the country will be touched by provisions in the legislation. Laura McNamara reports. Report 1(1:00 mp3) Report 2(1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember …

Beef Summer Grilling Season Underway

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

With Memorial Day weekend comes the start to the summer grilling season and the beef checkoff has begun their 2008 campaign to remind consumers to purchase beef for grilling.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For …

Farm Bill Confusion

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

Congress moved quickly last week to repair a procedural error that threatened the new farm bill, but the final action on the complete package will have to wait until Congress returns to Washington from the Memorial Day recess. Don’t try to figure this one out. Bottom line is that somebody screwed up and sent the Farm Bill to the president’s …

GA Beef at Ag Days

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Georgia

Julie McPeake with the Georgia Beef Board updates how beef has been one of the topics discussed at the various Ag Day events which have taken place across the state the past few weeks.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move …

The Neverending Farm Bill Saga

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia

A clerical error means that the Farm Bill conference report is going back to Congress and will have to go through the whole process again after the Memorial Day holiday. The president vetoed the bill Wednesday, the House overrode the veto, but since the bill was somehow missing the trade title, the whole process must be redone, starting with Congress …

Lee V. McCoy 1947-2008: “RealMcCoy” Will Be Sorely Missed

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It is with great sadness and tremendously heavy hearts we report of the passing of Lee V. McCoy, known to many of his legions of friends and colleagues as the “RealMcCoy”. Lee lost his battle with cancer early morning Thursday May 22 in a Georgia hospital, admitted the Monday before in a bout with pneumonia. Please find details regarding Lee’s …

Georgia Cotton Planting Progress

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Georgia

Cotton planting is halfway done in the state now according to the latest report from the Georgia office of USDA’s National Ag Statistics service and Richey Seaton with the Georgia Cotton Commission says that’s good compared to last year. Report(1:00 mp3) Remember that nomination meetings for three positions on the Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Cotton are coming up next …