Groups Come Together to Contest COOL Rule

Eight organizations representing both the U.S. and Canadian meat and livestock industries, filed a lawsuit to block the mandatory Country of Origin Labeling rule finalized by USDA. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida …

Senate Looking at Proposed Smithfield Sale

There are concerns by some about the possible sale of Smithfield Foods to a China company, and that includes the Senate Ag Committee who met last week to discuss it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …

Do You Know A Florida AG-Vocate?

(Ag Institute of Florida) – Do you know someone who has been an outstanding spokesman for Florida agriculture over the past year? Someone who has made a positive contribution to the industry by speaking up and sharing information and ideas with opinion leaders or the general public to help improve public perception and understanding of our industry? The Agriculture Institute …

The Challenges Facing Farmers in a Changing World

Over 151 years ago President Abraham Lincoln created the department that we currently know as USDA and while its mission has remains relatively the same, Acting USDA Under Secretary Michael Scuse says a lot has changed during that time. Download Audio Secretary Michael Scuse talks about the irony of how those changes have impacted agriculture and in many ways has …

Farm Bill Brouhaha – An AgNet Commentary

With the House of Representatives finally passing its stripped down version of a “farm only” farm bill in recent days, the door now opens for the debate to continue as the process moves to conference committee with members of the Senate. AgNet’s Gary Cooper makes some observations from the ag news desk, as farm groups across the land are frustrated, …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Here are the Alabama and Georgia cattle market numbers for the week ending July 12th, put together by the Livestock Market News Service in both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …

Ag In Review for the Week Ending July 12, 2013

A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast: Alabama Florida Georgia Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to …

Looking Forward to Conference on Farm Bill

There are many in agriculture looking forward to the next step in the farm bill process, and that is of course the conference between the Senate and House. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, …

Farm Bureau Stands Up for Farmer Privacy

The American Farm Bureau Federation is taking legal action to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from publicly releasing personal information about thousands of farmers and ranchers and their families. The EPA is expected to respond soon to several Freedom of Information Act requests, prompting the organization to Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle …

House Strips Nutrition Title from Farm Bill

Yesterday, the House passed their version a new Farm Bill after removing nutrition programs from it. So coming up next will be the conference between the Senate and House to mold it all into one bill as Gary Crawford has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …