Executive Director of the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee, Dr. Bill Puckett, retired a few months ago as the State Conservationist for USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. I recently asked Dr. Puckett about his transition to the new position. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Congress Ignores Science; Fails to Include Truck Weight Reform in Highway Bill
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (November 3, 2015) – Statement by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis on failure to include Rep. Ribble’s truck reform language in H.R. 22 Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act. “The vote taken tonight is an injustice to America’s cattle producers. Truck weight regulations affect every cattle producer’s Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding …
Southeast AgNet This Week: Georgia Student on National FFA Officer Team; No Convincing Tie with Red Meat to Cancer
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes an interview with Abbey Gretsch, the newly elected national FFA southern region vice president, as well as a information on the lack of associations between red meat and cancer. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, …
Florida Student Wins National Peanut Butter Recipe Contest
From the National Peanut Board: In partnership with The Art Institute’s Culinary degree program, the National Peanut Board held a competition for students to submit innovative peanut butter recipes for National Peanut Butter Lovers month in November. The campaign received a great response, with aspiring chefs entering recipes from The Art Institute campuses across the country. The Grand Prize-winning recipe …
Soil as Products
It’s considered the most abundant ecosystem on Earth … soil. But have you stopped and considered just how big of a part it plays in our everyday lives. Cathy Isom tells us the connection between soil and just about every product we use everyday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle …
Delegates Re-elect Florida Farm Bureau President
Delegates at this week’s Florida Farm Bureau annual meeting re-elected John Hoblick to his sixth consecutive term as president of the organization. Hoblick told us this was the bureau’s 74th annual convention. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As …
Florida Producers in Apalachicola River Watershed Eligible for Financial Assistance
Applications are now being accepted by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida from farmers and ranchers in the Apalachicola River Watershed for a project to improve water quality and quantity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst …
Alabama NRCS Working to Meet Needs of the Future
Ben Malone, State Conservationist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama, talks about sustainability and how they work with landowners to meet the needs of the future. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember …
MyBeefCheckoff Video: Beef Nutrition Research
Every day, we as consumers decide what foods we will eat, and what foods we’ll feed to our families. The value of beef in the diet is sometimes questioned. However, beef checkoff-funded research shows beef is a protein choice that delivers high nutritional value. More on that as Sharon Alseth reports from Nebraska. To learn more about your beef checkoff, …
341,061 Pound Donation from PMA Fresh Summit Exhibitors Helps Families Throughout the Region
From the Produce Marketing Association: Atlanta, Ga. — According to Feeding America’s Hunger in America 2014 report, 1 in 7.5 people, or an estimated 755,400 people, in metro Atlanta and north Georgia turn to food pantries and meal service programs to feed themselves and their families each year. This includes more than 164,000 children and more than 64,000 seniors. Some …