Many in agriculture had been supporting Florida Representative Tom Rooney’s amendment to address the outdated truck weight laws in H.R. 22 Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act. But, as National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President of Government Relations, Colin Woodall says, that will not be included in the House Highway Bill. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL …
Beef Checkoff Does So Many Things
In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, Bill Lipscomb from Prattville, Alabama talks about how the beef checkoff was involved in recent promotions in his state. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff, go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding …
Senate Passes Resolution to Withdraw WOTUS Rule
On Tuesday, the Senate failed to pass S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act, a bill that would have halted the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineer’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. But today, the Senate passed S.J. Res. 22, a joint resolution of disapproval of WOTUS. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, …
Alabama NRCS and SWCD Working Together
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida …
USDA Taking a Look at Revising Dairy Margin Protection Program
USDA is taking a new look at the Dairy Margin Protection Program to see if it can be made better and more useful to producers. Gary Crawford has more. 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 …
USMEF Holding Strategic Planning Conference
The U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) annual strategic planning conference and fall board of directors meeting starts today (Nov. 4-6) in Tucson, Arizona. Joe Schuele has the story. 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 …
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …
Repeal of WOTUS Rule in Senate Fails
A bill many in agriculture had hoped would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Waters of the United States rule (WOTUS) fell three votes short of the 60 required to pass it this afternoon in the U.S. Senate. The vote on S. 1140 failed 57-41. The bill would have required the administration to write a new rule. But had it …
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 ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Georgia Beef Board Losing Staff Member
For the past few years you’ve heard the Georgia Beef Board’s Director of Public Relations and Industry Information, Suzanne Bentley, talk about the beef checkoff and what it’s doing in the state. But this is the last week you will hear from her in that position. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …