ACA Convention Registration Deadline is Friday

The 2021 Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) convention is coming up next week. The annual event will be held in Birmingham March 5-6. But ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says the registration deadline to attend is this Friday. Registration information is on the ACA website, bamabeef.org. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 2-19-2021

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 19, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the Week ended-February 19, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 2,000 head compared to 10,591 last week and 9,650 …

Higher Feed Costs May Affect Meat Production

Several factors are expected to combine to cause a boost in beef, pork and broiler production this year. Gary Crawford has the details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials …

New BQA and MBA Program Updates for 2021

This week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced new updates and initiatives to its Beef Checkoff funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) programs for 2021, as well as updates to their educational training modules. NCBA Director of Beef Quality Assurance Programs Chase DeCoite told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman they will also be launching a …

Beef Industry Receives Lots of Exposure at Daytona

The “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300” NASCAR race took place this past Saturday at the Daytona International Speedway. While beef industry personnel from across the country were on hand for the big event, the Florida Beef Council (FBC) helped to spearhead a majority of the big Beef Checkoff promotional effort. Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked with FBC …

Georgia Beef Board Attends Beef 300 Race

The beef industry and NASCAR teamed together this past week for the “Beef It’s What’s For Dinner 300” race in Daytona, Florida. Georgia Beef Board (GBB) Director of Public Relations Taylor Evans told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman she was there to help promote the beef message. For more information about Beef Checkoff programs in Georgia, contact the GBB office in …

Alabama Legislature Passes Three Priority Business Bills

The 2021 Alabama Legislative Session is taking a break this week. Due to COVID-19, the session has a different look this year. Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says while there has been limited access for lobbyists, legislators handled three priority business bills. For questions about the Alabama Legislative Session, contact Beasley at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association …

NCBA to Hold Winter Reboot General Sessions

We are just one week away from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Winter Reboot General Sessions. Those interested can log in virtually on Feb. 23-24 for two days of education, market outlooks, a robust virtual marketplace and lots of fun. The Winter Reboot experience will feature two General Sessions led by NCBA’s own CEO Colin Woodall, Vice President of …

ESAP Applications are Due March 12

It was just a little over a year ago, at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced that Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka, Florida was the winner of the 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). They were the Southeast, NCBA Region 2, representative in the award recognition program that year. For those interested in being a part of this …