What is this law? Everett Griner tells us and why.
FL Ag Commissioner Addresses Key Budget Issues
Budget cuts are almost a certainty this legislative session with the only questions remaining being where and how much. Florida Ag Commissioner Bronson touches on this and more with this series of reports. Cuts are Inevitable Importance of the Department’s Water Division Certain Programs are a Must Ag Sector is Still Strong The Complexity of the Ag Commissioner Job
FL Cattlemens’ Assoc: Critical Timing for Parental Waiver Issue
Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) officials are making cattle producers and other affected parties in agriculture aware of a parental waivers issue in the Legislature that could seroiusly impact everything from 4-H field trips to hunt camps to rodeos, and that’s just scratching the surface. FCA is asking interested parties to provide input to appropriate lawmakers about the parental waiver legislation …
Enhanced Feed Ban Could be Delayed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to place a hold on the agency’s enhanced ban on high-risk cattle material in feed for all animals.
Various Reasons for Lower Cattle on Feed Numbers
The latest cattle on feed report shows a five-percent drop in inventories compared to March of last year, while placement numbers and marketing’s for February also fell, as USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam describes the reasons why.
Russians Ban Poultry from 3 U.S. Processors
USDA has confirmed that as of March 27th, Tyson Foods’ plant in Cumming, Georgia, Peco Foods’ plant in Canton, Mississippi, and Sanderson Farms’ plant in Hammond, Louisiana will not be able to sell poultry to Russia.
U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 5 Percent
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service released their monthly cattle on feed numbers Friday afternoon and as many expected they were lower again. To see more numbers from the March report click Here USDA NASS
Beef Exports Doing Well
Despite the world economy right now, even though numbers were down a bit, beef export sales still did very well in January.
GA Agriculture Backing HB 529
Georgia Cattlemen’s Association’s Jim Collins says many in agriculture are watching House Bill 529 currently working it’s way through the Georgia legislature, which is designed to preempt certain local ordinances relating to production of agricultural or farm products.
Auburn Animal Ag Students Needing Dollars
Despite tough economic times, the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn University continues to hold on when it comes to student numbers according to Dr. Wayne Green, Professor and Department Head.