Southeast AgNet This Week: Conservation Money; ‘Rev It Up’ Challenge

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Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report on millions of dollars of U.S. Department of Agriculture funding being made available through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program as well as a beef checkoff challenge producers can participate in. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity …

Beef Month is Underway in Georgia

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May Beef Month is underway in Georgia, and Suzanne Bentley with the Georgia Beef Board says it has been busy the past week with its annual media tour. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships …

May Beef Month Underway in Florida

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May Beef Month is underway in Florida, and Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes is happy with how the month has started off. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, …

Alabama Cattlemen Pleased with Beef 101 Events

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The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Erin Beasley has an update concerning the Beef 101 events held in April. She is pleased with how they all turned out. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …

USDA Announces Dollars for Innovative New Conservation Partnerships

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today an investment of up to $235 million to improve the nation’s water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural viability. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the funding is being made available through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the newest conservation tool of the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation …

Fate of Country of Origin Labeling Still Up in the Air

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There has been controversy around the U.S. country of origin labeling rules for at least the last six years, and we still are not sure about its fate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Gary Crawford has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …

Tough Session for Alabama Legislature

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This will be week nine of the Alabama legislative session, a session that Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s Dr. Billy Powell says has been a tough one. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and …

Trade Aspects of Bird Flu Still a Top Priority

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Turkey will be the site of the upcoming meetings of top agricultural officials from the G20 countries. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that during the upcoming G20 ag meetings in Turkey, he will keep pressing countries to only impose partial or regional bans on U.S. poultry due to avian influenza and to drop total bans on U.S. poultry. Download Audio …

Another Good Year Expected for Cow-Calf Operations

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Capital Press reports cattle prices are expected to moderate in the second half of this year, yet remain high, which would keep average annual prices this year higher than last year’s record-breaking figures. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida …

Still No Agreements in Florida Legislature

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Some are calling it a messy end to the 2015 Florida legislative session, but whatever your description, Sam Ard, director of governmental affairs for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, says it was kind of a weird wrap-up. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …