It was recently announced that Mark Poeschl will soon take over as the new CEO of the National FFA Organization and Foundation. And Poeschl says one of the challenges in agricultural education that he sees is the need to attract and retain top-quality, high-school ag teachers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …
Cattle on Feed and Placement Numbers Are Up
USDA’s latest cattle on feed report indicates the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States was at 10.8 million head on May 1st, 1 percent above May 1 of last year. But the biggest surprise of the report was the fact placements in feedlots during April was at 1.66 million head, 7 …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending May 20, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talk about GMO’s, the Veterinary Feed Directive, strawberries, women in agriculture 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 IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market reports for the week ending May 20th, 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 …
2016 Is the Year of the Voter
While most of us are very aware of the upcoming presidential elections in November, there are many other important races also taking place. And according to Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s director of trade, 2016 is the Year of the Voter. Play Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture …
TPP Is Good For More than Agriculture
An American Farm Bureau official says the government report out last week on the Trans-Pacific Partnership is weighted towards the TPP’s benefits for agriculture, but says others stand to benefit from the deal as well. Play Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Legislation Banning Packer Ownership of Livestock Introduced
Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley introduced a bill last week that would make it unlawful for packers to own, feed, or control livestock intended for slaughter. The measure would amend the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act and prohibit arrangements that give packers Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …
April Milk Production up 1.2 Percent
The monthly USDA milk production report finds production for April was 1.2 percent higher compared to the same period last year. Milk production in the 23 major milk producing states during April totaled roughly 18 billion pounds. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
USDA Agency Offers Programs for Beginning Farmers
USDA’s Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini discusses implementation of the programs they offer, which includes targeting a portion of its loan funds to Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. Play 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 IndustryFebruary …
Agriculture Groups Eyeing Next Farm Bill
Farm groups are already looking ahead to the next farm bill. Agriculture and commodity groups are starting meetings regarding issues facing agriculture that the groups deem important for the next farm bill, expected in 2018. Play Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …