The 2015 Certified Organic Survey is underway and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is reminding farmers and ranchers that it’s not too late to respond. Jim Ewing, the Southern Regional Office Director for NASS, says the survey questionnaires have already been mailed. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
Challenges to Creating Insurance Product for Poultry Growers
USDA’s top Risk Management official says there are hurdles to overcome to create an insurance that covers catastrophic disease in poultry flocks. Rod Bain has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports …
Animal Ag Continues to Add Meat to National Economy
A new soy-checkoff-funded study, notes that the animals that feed us are also feeding our economy. The analysis shows animal ag, U.S. soy’s top end user, increased gross national product by $123 billion in economic output, improved household earnings by over $21 billion and added 645,629 jobs from 2004-2014. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and …
Florida Looking for Farmers, Ranchers, Foresters Wanting to Permanently Preserve Working Agricultural Lands
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will invest $35 million toward the protection and preservation of working agricultural lands in Florida and invites agricultural land owners to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and …
Being BQA Certified is Important in Today’s World
In our weekly “BQA Quality Report”, brought to you by your state and national checkoff funded Beef Quality Assurance programs, Marcus South from Thomaston, Georgia says in today’s world it’s important to beef producers to be BQA certified. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting BQA.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
Florida CSP Signup Deadline is Thursday
Agricultural producers across Florida are being reminded that Thursday, March 31st is the deadline to sign up for funding available through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration …
March 31 is CSP Signup Deadline in Alabama
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama reminds agricultural producers that funding is available through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), but Thursday, March 31st is the deadline to apply for 2016 funding. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary …
Full Access to Peru a Boost for U.S. Beef Exports
USDA recently announced that Peru had lifted all remaining BSE-related restrictions and granted full market access for U.S. beef, which is a boost for our exports. Joe Schuele has more on that story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Milk Processors Facing Competition from Customers
The nation’s largest milk processor now faces competition from its biggest customer. Wal-Mart plans to start building its first milk processing plant this summer. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers Proactive In Research Efforts Funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 16, 2026Florida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida …
Rejecting Development Offers, Pasco Cattle Ranch Chooses Conservation
From the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Turning down multiple offers from developers, owners of one of the last ranches of its size in Pasco County chose to preserve their land and way of life. Today, the Governor and Cabinet finalized that choice by unanimously approving the conservation of more than 600 acres of the …