Many Beef 101 courses have taken place in Alabama over the years and they continue to be very popular among those attending. In this week’s beef checkoff report, Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says it is having more this month. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …
WTO Looking Into Dairy and Cheese Policies
World Trade Organization officials will be busy this week, asking several members about their pricing policies during the two-day meeting of the WTO Committee on Agriculture. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says dairy and cheese programs will be one of the bigger topics of conversation as negotiators ask Canada about changes to its proposed national pricing policy for dairy products. …
NPPC, Farm Bureau Win FOIA Case Against EPA
From the National Pork Producers Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 12, 2016 – A federal appeals court Friday overruled a lower court decision to throw out a lawsuit brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its release to environmental groups of personal information on tens of thousands of …
Dairy Groups Across the Globe Urge Trade Officials to Challenge New Protectionist Dairy Policy in Canada
From the National Milk Producers Federation, The U.S. Dairy Export Council and The International Dairy Foods Association: (September 12, 2016 – Washington, D.C.) Dairy organizations in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand today issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada’s recent actions to deepen its already prohibitive …
Agriculture Closely Watching Congress
Now that Congress is back their biggest challenge with just weeks to go before the end of the fiscal year is to avoid another government shutdown. But with only eight weeks to go before the elections, Republicans and Democrats are split over how long into the new fiscal year to extend current funding, either into a lame-duck Congress or a …
Ranch Rodeo State Finals and Cowboy Heritage Festival Coming Soon
Here’s a date to jot on your calendar, September 30-October 1, as that’s when the Ranch Rodeo State Finals and Cowboy Heritage Festival will take place at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. The event includes a ranch horse competition, working cow dogs contest, a beef brisket cookoff, and even a whip popping contest. The rodeo performances will be …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending September 9, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the deadline extension for dairy producers to sign-up for MPP, we talk about mosquitoes and issues they can bring to livestock, National Chicken Month, fish farming, Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market reports for the week ending September 9th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle …
Producers Invited to Central Alabama Beef & Forage Field Day
Livestock producers are encouraged to attend the Central Alabama Beef & Forage Field Day October 7 in Shorter, Alabama. The event will be held at the E.V. Smith Research center from 9:00am-1:00pm, and will include updates that cattle producers can use to better their farm or ranch. Topics will include parasite control, the veterinary feed directive, weed control, research updates, …
Vilsack Encouraging Dairy Producers to Sign-up for MPP
Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced they were going to purchase approximately 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories to not only assist food banks, but also help reduce a cheese surplus. And in that same announcement, they also said the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) would be extended from …