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As tariff discussions and trade negotiations continue, the need for fair and free trade amongst nations is a key factor for the cattle industry according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. We spoke with Kent Bacus, Executive Director of Government Affairs with NCBA who highlighted the non-tariff items that could impact the cattle industry. To learn more, visit southeastagnet.com. Dale …
Mark Oppold spotlights June Dairy Month and Dale Sandlin shares a few insights on US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Italy Trade Trip. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
The Florida Beef Council’s activities in supporting promotion and education of the cattle industry is making an impact for beef producers. We caught up with Florida Beef Council President Rick Harman who highlighted the impact of their programming and shared a few takeaways from the council’s various activities. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …
The Georgia Beef Board has been serving cattle producers for decades, helping to support the research, education and promotion of the beef business on behalf of producers. We recently spoke with Gerald Long, a board member from South Georgia who has served for many years about the work that the Georgia Beef Board conducts on behalf of the checkoff. Sponsored …
As Alabama’s FFA Convention convenes in Montgomery this week, the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is honored to support those participating. We spoke with Erin Beasley, Executive Vice President of Alabama Cattlemen’s Association who shared the ways that ACA will be involved as these students come together. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: …
An employee of the US Department of Agriculture was arrested last week along with five others after allegedly misappropriating $66 million in food stamp funds. The US Attorney’s office, in conjunction with the FBI and the USDA Office of Inspector General charged the six individuals in one of the “largest food stamp frauds in US History.” According to a press …
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced another parcel of farmland has been preserved through the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. The 421 Acre tract in A lot chew ahh County is being preserved through a rural lands protection easement for $2.975 Millon. Holt Agriculture consists of cropland and pastureland with strips of wetland forest following small creeks. …
The Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Rick Pate shared his support of two Alabama leaders that were appointed to serve in USDA positions in Alabama. The US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins appointed Twinkle Cavanaugh to serve as State Director for USDA Rural Development in Alabama and Monica Carroll to serve as the Farm Service Agency State Executive Director for Alabama. …
Last week the US Department of Agriculture announced the release of Congressionally mandated funds under the Emergency Livestock Relief Program to cover grazing losses on eligible wildfire or drought events in 2023 and/or 2024. In an effort to streamline payment calculations and quicken the arrival of relief payments to producers, the USDA’s Farm Service Agency is using the existing Livestock …
By Clint Thompson Replanting is a management option that some Georgia cotton growers have had to consider this spring. The Georgia Cotton Commission and Camp Hand, University of Georgia (UGA) Extension cotton agronomist, advise producers on how to proceed with replanting their cotton seeds, now and in the future. “Really the biggest thing I’d tell folks is if you’re on …
