Alabama State Veterinarian Stresses Bio-Security

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Livestock, Poultry

Officials continue to inform those in the poultry industry that wild birds will soon begin their migration south from Canada, and thus we face the potential re-emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Dr. Tony Frazier, Alabama state veterinarian, says producers need to be prepared. Download Audio Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle …

PEDv Possibly Came from Contaminated Bulk Animal Feed Bags

Randall Weiseman Livestock, Pork

A report by USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service points to contaminated bulk animal feed bags as the possible culprit to spreading Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus. Download Audio Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support …

Both Chicken Supply and Demand Is Up

Randall Weiseman Livestock, Poultry

Good news for poultry producers, as while the chicken industry has produced more ready-to-cook meat than a year ago, market demand is absorbing the production. Download Audio Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …

Court Nixes Activists’ Attempt To Get Farm Data

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Florida, General, Georgia, Industry News Release, Livestock

From the National Pork Producers Council: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 1, 2015 – In a victory for U.S. farmers and ranchers in their ongoing fight to protect private and sensitive personal and financial records, a U.S. District Court judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by animal-rights and environmental activists against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the agency’s withdrawal of a …

Alabama SWCD Providing Technical Assistance

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Livestock, USDA-NRCS

Frank Nalty, chairman of the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee (SWCC), talks about the importance of letting local legislators know what conservation districts do. Download Audio Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development …

Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiators Meeting in Atlanta

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock

Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators have been talking this week in Atlanta, Georgia, with the possibility of reaching an agreement before the end of the week. The Atlanta Business Journal reports the current round of talks is expected to be the final round as well. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Associate Director of Legislative Affairs, Kent Bacus, has been at the meetings and …

Get BQA Certified for Free

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock

Beef and dairy producers once again have an opportunity to become Beef Quality Assurance certified for free via an online program. Download Audio Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …

Alabama NRCS Signup Deadline is October 16

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

Friday, October 16, is the signup batching date for 2016 funding for certain conservation programs through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama. And Kurt Simon, Acting State Conservationist in Alabama, has more information of what producers need to do before that deadline. Download Audio Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Florida NRCS Promotes Conservation Client Gateway

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Citrus, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida invites landowners to learn more about Conservation Client Gateway, a website that allows users the secure ability to request conservation technical and financial assistance. Download Audio Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …

Southeast AgNet This Week: Alabama State Representative on A.I.; Celebrating Peanut Industry

Josh McGill Agri View, Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, Dairy, Field Crops, Florida, Forestry, Fruits, General, Georgia, Livestock, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, USDA-NRCS, Vegetables

This issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes comments on preparing for avian influenza, as well as a story on how Peanut Proud Inc. is continuing to celebrate the peanut industry. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …