By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, February 11, 2015………. A business-backed plan to address the state’s water resources received initial support in a House committee Wednesday, though it continues to draw questions from environmentalists and Democrats. The wide-ranging water policy is being crafted separately from a plan to carry out a voter-approved constitutional amendment that …
Hoping for Permanency in Section 179 Expensing
Tax issues are just one of the many things the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association continues to keep an eye on in Washington, D.C. And Kent Bacus, associate director of legislative affairs for NCBA, says they are hoping see Section 179 Expensing become a permanent thing. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …
More Producers Support Beef Checkoff
A recent survey of more than 12-hundred beef and dairy producers across the U.S. shows three out of four producers support the beef checkoff. 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 …
Alabama Agriculture & Forestry Steering Committee Presents Strategic Plan
From the Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries: MONTGOMERY, Alabama. . . Members of the Steering Committee for the Alabama Agriculture & Forestry Strategic Plan Tuesday presented to Governor Robert Bentley their report calling for a more cooperative relationship between business and government that, if enacted, would Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, …
USDA Conducting Major Survey of Organic Producers
If you are an organic farmer, Gary Crawford reports you probably have already received a big survey form from the Agriculture Department. 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, …
Cattle Producers Have Reasons for Optimism in Coming Years
CattleFax analysts told attendees at the 2015 Cattle Industry Convention last week to expect fed cattle prices to average in the mid-150s 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 Researchers and Cattle …
Profitability?
Everett Griner talks about agriculture profitability…and who cares in today’s Agri View. 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, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …
Southeast AgNet This Week: TPA Discussion; Benefiting from USDA
Today’s issue of Southeast AgNet This Week includes a report from a roundtable discussion on Trade Promotion Authority and a success story about an Alabama farmer who has worked with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Want to learn more? Click here to subscribe and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch …
COOL Lawsuit Dismissed
The lawsuit on Country-of-Origin Labeling filed by the multinational meatpacking industry and their allies to try and stop the USDA from implementing COOL was dismissed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Monday. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …
Georgia Beef Board Receives Federation Funds
The Georgia Beef Board received good news at last week’s Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Suzanne Bentley says they were able to get a grant from the Federation of State Beef Councils. 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, …