In this week’s “BQA Quality Report”, brought to you by your state and national checkoff funded Beef Quality Assurance programs, Lindsay Wiggins from Clewiston, Florida encourages producers who are not BQA certified to go through the program. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting BQA.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune …
January Meat Export Volumes Increase from Last Year
Export volumes of beef and pork increased in January, but export values declined. Recent data from the U.S. Meat Export Federation and USDA shows beef exports for January increased three percent from Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida Cattle …
Keeping Florida Beef Industry Sustainable
We talked recently about sustainability and the efforts underway to keep the beef industry sustainable. And Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council says that is an issue the council will continue to work on. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …
Georgia Beef Team Hard at Work
The Georgia Beef Board’s Beef Team continues to work hard at spreading the healthy beef message at various events. Zach Postin, who is part of the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Beef Team, talks about a couple of events they recently took part in. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics …
Last Chance to Enter Alabama Cowboy Cookoff
Erin Beasley, director of consumer marketing for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, invites those interested in showing off their beef cooking skills to join the association for the annual Alabama Cowboy Cookoff. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026Florida …
NPR Poll Find Little Change in Meat Consumption
A new poll by National Public Radio finds messaging encouraging consumers to eat less meat are not changing dietary habits. The NPR survey of 3,000 Americans concluded the impact has been negligible when it comes to diets. The results were compared with a similar NPR poll from three years ago that found a slight drop in the number of people …
Efforts Continue with U.S. Beef Exports
We told you last month that according to USDA, a trade deal between Japan and Australia could come at the expense of U.S. beef exports to Japan. And U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Senior Vice President for Global Marketing, Dan Halstrom, told me Japan is a very important destination for U.S. beef. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Beef Industry Continues Work on Sustainability
There are a lot of ideas out there as to the definition of sustainability. But the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has been working to define what a sustainable operation is. I recently caught up with Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, executive director of global sustainability with NCBA, and asked her what is sustainability? Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Lower Livestock Prices Expected
USDA is forecasting lower livestock prices in 2016. This is for cattle, hogs, poultry, eggs, and milk. Cattle prices are forecast to decline due to larger supplies of heavy cattle, high cold-storage stock levels, and sluggish foreign demand. Hog prices are expected to be lower due to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, …
Farmers and Ranchers ‘Thank a Consumer’ at Commodity Classic
From the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance: CHESTERFIELD, Mo., (March 3, 2016) – Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Company, said it best: “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” And the first step to coming together is showing appreciation for your customers. In agriculture, our customers are the people who eat, wear and …