Dairy Advisory Committee Established

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Efforts to move forward on establishing the Dairy Industry Advisory Committee have been announced, as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the Obama Administration is committed to working with all sectors of the dairy industry to develop changes to the pricing system. More information on the committee is available at: ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/DairyAdvisoryCommittee Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Vilsack Believes Climate Change Legislation Has Gotten a Bad Wrap

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cotton, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

Climate Change Legislation has been ardently debated, but Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, says their studies show it as an increased opportunity for the Ag Sector. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

Beef Checkoff Refutes Magazine Article

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

The beef industry is urging cattle producers to help in efforts to counter an attempt to spread misinformation about the industry through an article which just came out in a well-known magazine and its website. To learn the truths about the beef industry, log on to ExploreBeef.org Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst …

FFB Participating in Climate Change Rally

Randall Weiseman Cotton, Energy, Field Crops, Florida, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Specialty Crops

As the Senate prepares to tackle the climate change issue, Adam Basford, national affairs director with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, says they will participate in an upcoming rally in an effort to get more attention on the impact climate change will have on American agriculture. For more information visit the Florida Farm Bureau website. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New …

Cattle on Feed Placements Up

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

The latest U.S. Cattle on Feed numbers show a two percent drop in on feed numbers from this time last year, but the bigger news is the fact placements were actually up thirteen percent in July. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024

FL Swine Flu Name Costly to Pork Industry

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Livestock, Pork

Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson is asking public health officials, academics and the media to refrain from calling the current H1N1 influenza pandemic “swine flu” as the characterization is both inaccurate and contributing to the collapse of the pork industry throughout North America. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst …

Beef and Pork Production Estimated Down

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Total US meat production is expected to be down slightly next year, due in part to expected drops in beef and pork. Sponsored ContentNuseed Carinata Covers New GroundAugust 29, 2024CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024