Alabama landowners are encouraged to stop by their local USDA Service Center to sign up for NRCS programs. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service State Conservationist in Alabama, Ben Malone, explains that all of the center’s programs have continuous signups, despite the batching periods you hear about from time to time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between …
Georgia Women Learn More about Beef
The Georgia Beef Board was busy this past weekend talking with consumers at the Southern Women’s show in Savannah. Director of public relations and industry information for the Beef Board, Kaytlyn Malia, says it was a good event to be at. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Pleased with Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention
The 73rd annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show took place last week in Birmingham, and ACA Executive Vice President Dr. Billy Powell says it was one of the best they’ve ever had. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …
Florida Beef Council Involves Various Industry Leaders
The Florida Beef Council recently held its first quarterly meeting of the year to discuss business. And Ashley Hughes, director of beef marketing and promotion, explains how the board works. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture …
Florida Senators Trim ‘Legacy’ Money for Everglades, Springs
FROM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA By JIM TURNER THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 29, 2016………. Senators have reduced the amounts of proposed funding in a bill that seeks to pay for Everglades and springs-restoration projects over the next decade, as lawmakers continue to discuss how to spread voter-approved conservation money. The Senate General Government Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday backed an …
Georgia Dairy Farmers to Vote to Continue Georgia Milk Marketing Order
From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: Georgia dairy farmers will have the opportunity to vote starting Tuesday, March 1, to extend the Georgia Milk Marketing Order for an additional three years. The current order was approved by producer vote in 2013, and will expire June 30, 2016. Federal law requires U.S. dairy producers to pay $0.15 cents per hundredweight into …
Florida Lawmakers Continue to Deal with Budget
The 2016 Florida Legislative session is nearing its end as Sam Ard, director of governmental affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, looks at where things stand at this time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …
AFBF President Looks at TPP for Livestock Industry
Last week, the American Farm Bureau Federation released an economic analysis on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP), as to what the trade pact will do for net farm income in the United States. It shows TPP will boost annual net farm income by $4.4 billion. AFBF President Zippy Duvall is very encouraged by what the industry is finding in the agreement, …
USDA Focusing on Results of NRCS Programs
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says over the past month they have been focusing efforts on their results project on the tremendous work that’s been done by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in terms of our natural resources and environment. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
World Livestock Auctioneer Champion Helps Alabama Cattlemen
Last June, Brandon Neely of Southside, Alabama was named the winner of the Livestock Marketing Association’s (LMA) World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC). Neely was on the stage during the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show in Birmingham helping with its annual PAC Auction. I had a chance to talk with Brandon afterward about how his life has changed since …