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As grills are firing up this weekend the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging consumers to choose beef. We caught up with Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association to learn more. “Well, the unofficial start of summer means that it’s time to fire up the grills for Memorial Day and we want to remind all of the listeners, consumers, and of …
With Election Day today, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging everyone to get out to the polls and we caught up with Erin Beasley with ACA to learn more. “Well, for months we’ve been leading up to the big Tuesday primary vote and that will take place here on May 19th is the primary voting day for the state of Alabama and …
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has released a statement on the recent trade developments between the United States and China. According to USMEF, “China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) has granted a five-year registration extension to 425 overdue U.S. beef establishments in China’s Food Import Food Establishment (CIFER) system. Additionally, 77 new U.S. beef establishment registrations have been added …
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting entries for Florida Future Chef 2026. According to the department, the Florida Future Chef is, a statewide student cooking competition that challenges young Floridians to creatively reimagine school meals using Florida-grown ingredients, while learning about the nutrition standards that guide the National School Lunch Program.” Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton …
By Clint Thompson It is estimated that about 25% of Georgia’s peanut acres have been planted so far this spring. But it is those acres planted right before the recent deluge of rainfall that has Scott Monfort, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension peanut agronomist concerned. Monfort and the Georgia Peanut Commission caution growers to scout their plants regularly to ensure …
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the removal of lenders from the USDA Rural Development Lending program. The lenders removed from participation in the OneRD Guaranteed Lending program include portfolios with approximately $620 million in delinquent loans. According to the department this accounts for approximately 47% of Rural Development’s delinquent loans. Secretary Rollins said, ““The Trump Administration has absolutely …
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is keeping a close watch on the WOTUS Rule as it goes through rulemaking by the EPA. We caught up with Mary-Thomas Hart with NCBA to learn more. “We are always watching the WOTUS rule as it goes through yet another iteration of rulemakings. NCBA commented on that last year. We expect to see that …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association kicks off their Young Cattlemen’s Leadership Program this week and we caught up with Michael Smith with ACA to learn more. “We’re super excited. We’ve got class number 13 will convene this week there in Montgomery at our quarterly board meeting. We’ll introduce the class to all of our board members there and let them see how …
ATLANTA, GA – Cotton is one of Georgia’s 13 agricultural commodity commissions seeking nominations from producers to serve on their respective commissions. Chris Hopkins (Toombs County), Greg Sikes (Bulloch County) and John Ruark (Morgan County) are currently serving on the Georgia Cotton Commission with expiring terms. Producers can nominate themselves, be nominated by others, or receive a nomination from an …
USDA has published the final rule regarding stocking standards for retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. According to the Department, the final rule requires that retailers “must now carry seven varieties of items across four categories of staple foods: protein, grains, dairy, and fruits and vegetables. This change more than doubles the requirement of available foods, emphasizes more …
