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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 …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed additional representatives to the National Peanut Board. The National Peanut Board is made up of 12 producer members and their alternates with eleven members and their alternates representing the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Additionally, an at-large member and alter represent the …
The Texas Animal Health Commission reported on Facebook last week that USDA APHIS announced another shift in the dispersal area for sterile flies in a precautionary effort in the fight against New World Screwworm from entering the U.S. While there has been no detections of New World Screwworm in the United States, the Texas Animal Health Commission says that these …
A bold new era for the peanut industry. That’s the voice of the National Peanut Board, who announced this week a new program to help promote peanuts. It’s a game changing brand platform, they said, that will champion this, represent the 7000 peanut farming families across America. They said that this is a special, new strategic push to connect the Gen Z population, a generation that …
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is highlighting the pork exports for March, as well as the value of beef variety meats. According to USMEF, “March exports of U.S. pork were among the largest on record, concluding a very strong first quarter, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF).” Pork exports in …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced an investment of funding to support projects to address plant pests and diseases. The announcement included more than $90 million under Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act and includes 441 projects that “ will strengthen the nation’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to invasive plant pests and diseases; safeguard the U.S. nursery …
The Georgia Beef Board is Celebrating Beef Month through various efforts and we caught up with Wyatt Doolittle with the Georgia Beef Board to learn more. “To kick things off, we’ll start with the Northeast Georgia Burger Battle during the first week of May. So this will be a lot of local restaurants competing for the best burger. Then as soon as …
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association had a busy weekend focusing on youth in the cattle industry. We caught up with Erin Beasley with the ACA to learn more. “Well, it’s a great weekend to highlight youth and outstanding young people in our state. Friday night we were very fortunate the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation did host its annual scholarship banquet, which is just a …
