The Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the Government Accountability Office to investigate the 2015 cattle price collapse. Download Audio 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 through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
University of Florida Looking at BQA Program
We told you a couple of weeks ago that the University of Florida was working with the Beef Quality Assurance program, in conjunction with other universities across the country, to see how it’s doing. Dwain Johnson, UF professor of meat science, says the effort is to see if there are areas that the BQA program needs to concentrate on in …
BQA Certification Important for Consumer Interest
We’ve spent the past few weeks talking about the Beef Quality Assurance program, or BQA, and why cattle producers should become certified. And today, we look at why the consumer is a very good reason. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New …
New Agriculture Numbers for Alabama Coming in June
Agriculture continues to be the number-one industry in Alabama, and that is a fact that pleases Commissioner of Agriculture John McMillan. Download Audio 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 …
Subcommittee Examines Factors Impacting Cost of Production
On Wednesday, Rep. Rodney Davis from Illinois, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, held a hearing to highlight the positive and negative factors impacting cost of production. Download Audio 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 …
Manager Wanted for Babcock Ranch
The Florida Department of Agriculture has announced it is accepting applications to manage the Babcock Ranch. The 70,000-acre ranch is located in Charlotte and Lee counties. Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Staff Mike Joyner says the department hopes to have a rancher to lease and manage the property as early as July. Proposals can be submitted to The Florida Department …
65th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course is Next Week
The University of Florida/IFAS department of animal sciences will host the 65th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course next week. The event will be take place May 4-6 at the Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center in Gainesville. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded …
Efforts Continue against the EPA’s WOTUS Rule
Many in agriculture continue efforts to fight the Environmental Protection Agency’s Waters of the U.S. rule, or WOTUS. And that includes the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, as their Environmental Counsel, Scott Yager, discusses how they are still working to de-fund WOTUS through legislative efforts. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune …
Study Finds University Extension Program Keeps Farmers in Business
A recent study says federal cooperative extension programs at land-grant universities help farmers stay in business. Download Audio 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 through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
Winners of Florida Agricultural Environmental Leadership Award Announced
Commissioner Putnam Announces Winners of Agricultural Environmental Leadership Award From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam today announced the recipients of the 2016 Agricultural Environmental Leadership Award, which recognizes agricultural producers who are practicing environmentally innovative farming techniques. This year’s recipients are Alliance Dairies of Trenton, Cherry Lake …