Alabama Cattlemen’s Convention Starts Friday

Dan Alabama, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Cattle

The 2023 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Convention is coming up this week, as the annual event kicks off Friday in Montgomery. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley wants producers to know that walk-up registrations are available. More information about the ACA Convention, coming February 17-18, is on the ACA website. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata …

2022 Beef Exports Set Annual Records; Strong Finish for Pork Exports

Dan Beef, Cattle, Exports/Imports, Livestock, Marketing, Pork, Sheep-Goats, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)

According to year-end data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), U.S. beef exports set annual records for both volume and value in 2022, while pork exports finished lower year-over-year but their value was the third largest on record. Despite slowing toward the end of the year, beef exports reached 1.47 million metric tons (mt), …

Around the State with Commissioner Pate

Dan Alabama, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI), Census of Agriculture, Conservation, Environment, USDA-NASS

In our weekly “Around the State with Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate”, during the recent Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, an Alabama farm received a stewardship award. Can you tell us about it Commissioner? Learn more about it on the Environmental Stewardship Award Program website. And that’s our weekly Around the State with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (ADAI) Commissioner, Rick Pate. …

Florida Ag Landowners Encouraged to Apply for CSP by February 24

Dan Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Florida, USDA-NRCS

Agricultural landowners in Florida are encouraged to apply to participate in the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) by February 24, 2023, to qualify for the program’s current funding cycle. Through this voluntary conservation program, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works one-on-one with producers to develop a conservation plan that outlines and enhances existing efforts while improving their agricultural operations. Using new conservation practices or …

Price of Chicken Wings Easing in Time for the Big Games

Dan Poultry, This Land of Ours, USDA-ERS

It’s a break for the piggy-bank just in time for the big games. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Retail prices for chicken wings have been trending lower in recent months and in time for national sporting events such as the upcoming Super Bowl and the college basketball championship tournaments. Previously, a combination of limited supplies and strong …

Senators Urge USDA to Address Avian Flu Immediately

Dan Avian Influenza, Legislative, Poultry, Regulation, USDA-APHIS

A group of Senators urges the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to take swift action to address the ongoing avian influenza outbreak. The lawmakers asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to quickly use funds provided by Congress in the Fiscal Year 2023 Agriculture Appropriations bill. Led by Senator Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin, the lawmakers said, “it …

NRCS Advanced Climate-Smart Agriculture, Broadened Reach of Conservation in Past Two Years

Dan Climate Change, Conservation, Environment, USDA-NRCS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants landowners to know that the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) continued its conservation work across the country amid an ongoing pandemic and numerous natural disasters. During that time, they helped agricultural producers and forest landowners, including urban and underserved producers, implement conservation practices on their working lands.  These efforts by NRCS helped conserve natural resources …

Alabama Cattle Ranch is NCBA Region II Award Winner

Dan Alabama, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Beef, Cattle, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

During the Cattle Industry Convention last week in New Orleans, the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP), which annually recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers, honored the seven regional winners. And according to Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, the Region II winner is from Alabama. The Environmental Stewardship Award Program Regional Winners this year are: ESAP is sponsored …

Georgia Cattlemen Preparing for Annual Convention

Dan Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA)

The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) staff has been busy preparing for the annual GCA Convention, which will be held March 8-10. GCA Membership Engagement Coordinator, Taylor Pearce, says they will be in Columbus, Georgia this year to celebrate their 61st anniversary. Learn more about it the GCA Convention on their website. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers …