The Beef Checkoff program in Georgia has been and will continue to be busy over the next few months. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations Taylor Evans runs through some of those events, and says they will have help putting them together with a new intern coming on board. To learn more about Beef Checkoff promotions in Georgia, contact the …
Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association Preparing for Field Day
The Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association (AJCA) is preparing for the 2023 Spring Junior Cattlemen’s Field Day, sponsored by the Alabama Beef Checkoff Program. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Director of Field Services Reid McGuire says the event will be held April 12. McGuire noted registration for the event will end soon. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …
Georgia Peanut Farmers Donate Peanut Butter to Capital Area Food Bank
The Georgia Peanut Commission, in conjunction with the United States Peanut Federation (USPF), partnered with Peanut Proud to donate 10,080 jars of peanut butter to the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C. It will serve the nation’s capital and surrounding area. Bob Redding, who works for the Redding Firm and serves as a lobbyist for agricultural groups in Washington, …
Around the State With Commissioner Pate
In this week’s Around the State with Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate, Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman talked to the commissioner about a special event that was held last week. Learn more about peanuts in the state on the Alabama Peanut Producers website. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
Florida Lawmakers Release Budgets
Week three of the 2023 Florida Legislative Session saw lawmakers from both the House and Senate releasing their budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, notes the two preliminary budgets don’t quite mirror each other. To learn more, contact the FCA office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture …
Vilsack Announces School Lunch Actions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is making another investment in school lunch programs. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The USDA announced several actions to expand support for and access to the school meal programs, including awarding $50 million in grants that will increase collaboration between schools, food producers and suppliers, and other partners to develop nutritious, …
CBB Past Chair Discusses Value of Beef Checkoff
Cattle producers Jimmy Taylor from Oklahoma, Andy Bishop of Kentucky, Ryan Moorhouse from Texas and immediate Past Chair Norman Voyles of Martinsville, Indiana, are the 2023 leaders for the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board (CBB.) AgNet Media’s Will Jordan recently caught up with Voyles to discuss the value added to cattle by the Beef Checkoff. The current CBB officer team is …
Cotton Trust Protocol Deadline Is March 31
By Clint Thompson The Georgia Cotton Commission reminds growers that the deadline to enroll in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol for 2022 is Friday, March 31. Tillman White, program operations manager for the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, discussed the benefits of why producers should participate in the program. “The deadline for 2022 enrollment is coming pretty fast. You can still …
Signup for Conservation Incentive Contracts in Florida Ends Friday
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida wants interested producers to know the signup for new Fiscal Year 2023 funding for Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC), through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) ends Friday, March 24. EQIP-CIC expands resource bene?ts for Florida producers through incentive conservation practices. This includes wildlife management, cover crops, nutrient management, conservation crop rotations, prescribed grazing and more. EQIP-CIC …
Sign-up for Conservation Practices in Georgia Ends Friday
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Georgia wants to remind producers the sign-up deadline for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) utilizing funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is March 24. This statewide sign-up will take two approaches to assist producers who plan to build climate resiliency into their operations. First, those applying for cover crops (Practice Code 340) will be administered …