Court Dismisses “Pork, The Other White Meat” Lawsuit

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Pork

FROM THE NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 26, 2013 – After spending significant amounts of donor dollars, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was dealt a significant loss in U.S. District Court on Wednesday. In what was considered to be a futile legal challenge and a very personal attack on U.S. pork producers, a U.S. district …

Gulf of Mexico Initiative Benefiting Farmers and the Environment

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Gulf of Mexico Initiative is helping Gulf Coast farmers make improvements in their operations that NRCS Chief Jason Weller says is benefiting both the farmer and the environment. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Beef Checkoff Sets FY2014 Plan of Work

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board will invest about $38.5 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications in Fiscal Year 2014, if the Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

WTO Adopts Report Ruling in Favor of US in Chicken Products Trade Dispute with China

Randall Weiseman Alabama, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock, Poultry

FROM THE NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL: WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 25, 2013 – United States Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman announced that today the World Trade Organization (WTO) adopted an August 2, 2013 dispute settlement panel report in favor of the United States in a major trade dispute with China, proving that China’s imposition of duties on U.S. chicken “broiler” products …

Alabama NRCS Soil Champion Increasing Organic Matter

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Corn, Field Crops, Soybeans, USDA-NRCS

As part of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Health Campaign, Alabama NRCS is recognizing some soil champions. And one of those is Annie Dee, a row crop farmer from Aliceville, Alabama. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Reminder Regarding New NRCS Student and Teacher Webpage

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s NRCS Chief Jason Weller reminds educators of all sorts about their new Teachers and Students webpage, offering a variety of educational resources for young conservationists. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Citrus Crop Forecast “LIVE” Statewide Broadcast/Webcast October 11th

Dan Citrus, Crop Forecasts, Florida, General, Industry News Release

(Southeast AgNet, Ocala, FL, September 23, 2013) The annual Citrus Crop Forecast from USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA/NASS) will be broadcast “live” for the 19th consecutive year at NOON Friday, October 11 on Southeast AgNet Radio Network and at www.southeastagnet.com. Southeast AgNet is again the exclusive radio network source for this “live” coverage, first begun in the mid 1990’s …

SWFREC Is Not Closing but Transitioning to a New Role

Dan Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Fruits, General, Industry News Release, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

UF Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) Office of the Senior Vice President Agriculture and Natural Resources Gainesville, FL (09/20/2013)…We write to share with you news about the future of the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC) in Immokalee, Florida. Our hope is to clarify some information and correct some misinformation that is circulating in the community. …

NCBA Urges House and Senate to Pass the 2013 Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock

WASHINGTON (Sept. 19, 2013) – Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3102, the House nutrition title as part of the 2013 Farm Bill. Passage of the 2013 Farm Bill remains the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) top priority for Congress to finalize. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners …

ASA Calls on House to Move Quickly to Conference on Farm Bill

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Soybeans

ST. LOUIS (Sept. 19, 2013) – Following this afternoon’s vote in the House of Representatives on the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act, the American Soybean Association called on the House to quickly name its conferees with the Senate and get to work reconciling the farm and food legislation in the two chambers. The House bill represents the Sponsored ContentCIR …