Georgia Beef Board to Take Part in Peach Tree Road Race

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Georgia, Livestock

Last year, the Georgia Beef Board took part in the annual Peach Tree Road Race. According to Suzanne Bentley, they will be doing it again this year. 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 …

Bird Flu Confirmed in First Commercial Chicken Flock

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Florida, General, Livestock, Poultry

Up to this week, the outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry flocks were limited to turkeys, but as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Gary Crawford reports, that’s no longer the case. Download Audio Dr. John Clifford, the USDA’s chief veterinarian, says Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps …

Conserve Florida: This Earth Day, We Salute the Soil

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

From USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida: Eighty years ago, on April 14, 1935, an ominous wall of blowing sand and dust swept across the Great Plains. This day is known in history as Black Sunday. During the 1930s, the Dust Bowl days were a period during which huge dust storms ravaged the Midwest because of years of overplanting, …

Deadline Nearing to Apply for NCBA Public Policy Intern

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Livestock

This Wednesday, April 15 is the final day to apply for the fall 2015 public policy internship for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council. The full-time internship, which begins September 15 and ends December 18, is designed to work closely with the lobbying team on Capitol Hill. For more information, visit BeefUSA.org. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Strategic Plan Important for Alabama Agriculture

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Field Crops, Forestry, General, Livestock, Specialty Crops

The Alabama Agriculture & Forestry Strategic Plan, which Members of a Steering Committee developed, calls for a more cooperative relationship between business and government in the state. Dr. Gary Lemme, director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, explains why this plan is important to the state’s ag industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult …

Free BQA Certification Ends Wednesday

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

The Beef Checkoff program and Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. wants to remind cattle producers the free certification period for the Beef Quality Assurance program ends this coming Wednesday, April 15. Download Audio To become BQA certified, visit BQA.org. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

U.S. Expands Meat Trade

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, General, Livestock, Pork

Two new agreements announced late last week will allow U.S. beef back into Mexico and U.S. pork into Peru. Rod Bain has the first part of our story. Download Audio USDA Under Secretary Ed Avalos explains the Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight: Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Equine, FL Commissioner Report, Florida, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, Sheep-Goats

On this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam talks to Franko Galoso about the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Bronson Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram. Discover more by visiting FreshFromFlorida.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending April 10, 2015

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Weather

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we talked about avian influenza, trade issues, possible wet weather conditions, bacon, eggs and potatoes. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Georgia, Livestock

Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending April 10th, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL: Download Audio GA: 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 …