Georgia Beef Board

Georgia Beef Board Ready for Grilling Promotions

Dan Beef, Cattle, Georgia, Georgia Beef Board (GBB)

As temperatures start to warm up, the grills are coming out and the Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is looking forward to providing information to consumers about tasty beef recipes for them to enjoy at home. GBB Chairman Robert Fountain says it’s the time of year they look forward to.  Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember …

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Outgoing Alabama Cattlemen’s President Looks Back at Past Year

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

Terry Slaten from Cullman County, Alabama saw his year as Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) President come to an end last week during the annual ACA Convention and Trade Show. Slaten talked with Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman about how the year went. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members …

Ag Outlook Forum Coming This Week

Dan Agri-Business, USDA

The annual Ag Outlook Forum will be held this week. Mark Oppold has a preview of this year’s event. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle Producers Regardless of Herd SizeNovember 28, …

EQIP

Learn More about the Various Benefits of EQIP

Dan Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), USDA-NRCS

We’ve talked many times about the various benefits found through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind agricultural producers they can provide financial and technical assistance through EQIP, as it addresses natural resource concerns and delivers a variety of environmental benefits. The first step in learning more is to contact NRCS at your local USDA Service …

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Farmers Still Caught in Trump’s Funding Freeze

Dan Agri-Business, Conservation, Environment, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Funding, USDA-NRCS

The Trump administration is withholding funds from farmers participating in conservation programs, despite the White House’s assurance last week that funding to individuals would not be frozen. Contractors supporting these programs have also been affected. The Iowa Soybean Association, in a letter to lawmakers, warned that $11 million owed to farmers is at risk. Many farmers are only now learning …

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Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Working with Culinary Students

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

The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) works with a variety of folks across the state in getting the beef message out. And according to ACA Director of Consumer Outreach, Josie Jones, that includes culinary students. To learn more about beef checkoff promotions, contact the ACA office in Montgomery at 334-265-1867. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, …

Georgia Cattlemen’s Association

Georgia Cattlemen’s Association to Hold Annual Convention in March

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

The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association (GCA) will hold their 63rd Annual Convention March 12-14 at the Augusta Marriott Convention center in Augusta. This year’s theme is “Raising the Steaks”, and the GCA staff hopes to see you all there. They note it will be another great event packed with education, networking and entertainment. There will be something for everyone, with topics ranging from …

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Protect Your Agricultural Land in Florida with a Conservation Easement

Dan Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Wetland Reserve Easements (ACEP-WRE), Florida, USDA-NRCS

If you are you an agricultural landowner in Florida that is interested in protecting the integrity of your property, then you are encouraged to consider safeguarding your land with a conservation easement through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida (NRCS-FL).  NRCS-FL accepts agricultural conservation easement applications year-round, but applications for Fiscal Year 2025 funding are being accepted through March 7, …

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Disaster Recovery Assistance Available through USDA-NRCS

Dan Alabama, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Georgia, USDA-NRCS

We are all very familiar with what transpired during the 2024 hurricane season. And while we are still a few months away from the 2025 season, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) wants to remind landowners affected by hurricanes, floods or drought, NRCS provides disaster recovery assistance to farmers, ranchers, landowners and communities through a variety of USDA programs.  This includes …

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USDA Freezes Conservation, Farmer Payments

Dan Agri-Business, Conservation, Environment, Funding, USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that programs helping farmers wouldn’t be affected during the government overhaul. Reuters says the impact has been wide-ranging, from cash assistance for ranchers to fixing cattle watering systems to help for corn growers wanting to …