While February’s report shows lower numbers of cattle in feed lots and lower placements compared to last year at this time, placement numbers for January were better than the month before. 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 …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending February 19, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explained to a Congressional panel why he can’t legally bring cottonseed under USDA’s main farm safety net programs, we look at why the volatile cattle market is expected to continue, have information on Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending February 19th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: 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 …
2016 Georgia Agritourism Annual Conference
The 2016 Georgia Agritourism Annual Conference will be held February 23-24 at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. This the only agritourism industry-focused conference in the state and it features a jam-packed, 2-day educational program. I talked with Beth Oleson, Executive Director of the Georgia Agritourism Association, who says Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch …
Volatility in Cattle Market to Continue
During the recent Cattle Industry Convention in San Diego, California, CattleFax held its annual outlook seminar which was filled with producers from across the country. And every one of them is well aware of the roller-coaster ride the cattle market has been taking the past few months, which according to CattleFax CEO Randy Blach, it’s a ride that is sure …
Florida Budget Talks to Start Soon
Many in agriculture continue to watch Florida legislators work on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, but budget negotiators will not start formal talks until at least early next week. 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 …
Becoming BQA Certified is Worth While
In our weekly “BQA Quality Report”, brought to you by your state and national checkoff funded Beef Quality Assurance programs, Cleve Jackson from Cave Springs, Georgia says becoming BQA certified has definitely been worth while. Download Audio Get to know your BQA program by visiting BQA.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida …
Students Across the Country to Celebrate FFA Week
From the National FFA Organization: INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016/National FFA Organization) – Agriculture plays a key role in our daily lives and in a variety of ways. Next week, more than half a million FFA members will celebrate the role agriculture plays in our lives while sharing their message of agriculture and agricultural education throughout the country. During National …
Export Challenges Reflected In Latest Dairy Outlook
USDA’s latest 2016 milk production forecast was raised from last month, as the cow herd has been adjusted slightly to reflect the January 1 dairy cow inventory reported in USDA’s Cattle report, and milk per cow was raised for the first quarter. But as Rod Bain reports, February’s USDA milk supply and demand estimate indicates a lower forecast for exports. …
FARM and BQA Extend Collaborative Commitment on Animal Care Issues
In order to strengthen the ongoing partnership between the dairy and beef segments of the cattle industry on animal-care issues, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the national beef checkoff’s Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program has announced they will jointly be offering more training opportunities for farmers and ranchers in 2016. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds …