Ag Bills Differ with Livestock

While both the U.S. House and Senate have now each passed 2010 USDA spending bills, there are differences on funding levels as the two bills really differ when it comes to livestock. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Stable Fly Control Being Researched

It’s estimated that stable flies cost the U.S. cattle industry 2-billion dollars annually, but research that’s been underway to stop these pests is looking promising. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, …

Unseen Costs

Everett Griner tells us of farm costs that you don’t think about. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026

FL NRCS Working with Small Farmers

At last week’s Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference, Chad Ellis with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation in Florida was able to talk with various producers about NRCS programs including grazing management. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

AL Offering Grazing School Clinics

There are four Alabama Grazing School one-day clinics coming up next week as USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama hopes producers will make plans to attend. For dates and locations of the Alabama Grazing School one-day clinics click Here Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial …

GA Cattleman gets BQA Updates

A National Beef Quality Assurance meeting took place recently, an event attended by Dr. Jim Strickland a past-president of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, who said we’ve come a long way but still have areas cropping up from time to time that need to be dealt with. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, …

FFB Getting Counties Involved in Clean Water Restoration Act

The Clean Water Restoration Act is still lurking in the Senate and Adam Basford, National Affairs Director with the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, encourages local leaders to take the August recess as an opportunity to address the issue. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage …

Legislation Providing Death Tax Relief

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is praising legislation that has been introduced that would provide farmers and ranchers relief from the death tax. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle …

USDA Updates Payment Info

Today Tyron Spearman has information concerning payment information through USDA and about some new funding that will soon be available. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Food Safety Legislation Better but Not Perfect

As the Food Safety Enhancement Act passed in the House on its second attempt, Ag Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas admits that it’s better than the original bill that came out of the Energy and Commerce Committee, but says it’s far from a perfected bill. Sponsored ContentCattle Producers Proud of Efforts Funded Through the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardMay 29, 2026Florida …