The World Organization for Animal Health has voted to upgrade the U.S. risk classification for BSE to negligible risk status, which is a big step when it comes to exporting our beef to other countries. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Chinese Company to Acquire Smithfield
It’s been announced that a central China-based meat processing company is acquiring Smithfield Foods. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance …
Tiny Problem
This tiny problem affects everyone, not just farmers. The biggest problem is, it is spreading and cannot be stopped. Everett Griner tells us what this tiny problem is. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida 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 Develop Preliminary Data …
Statement from Ag Secretary Vilsack Regarding World Organization for Animal Health Upgrade of United States’ BSE Risk Status
WASHINGTON, May 29, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about notification received today from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) upgrading the United States’ risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to negligible risk: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Southeast AgNet E-News: Farm Bill and M-Cool Updates
This week’s issue of Southeast AgNet E-News includes an update on the Farm Bill and the final M-Cool ruling. Want to hear more about these topics? Click here to subscribe today and view the current issue. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Still Tracking the Nonexistent Food Price Hikes
Despite numerous predictions of an increase in food price inflation for 2013, food prices are remaining relatively flat. USDA economist Ricky Volpe gives us all the details in the following reports. Download Audio Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Pleased with Beef Checkoff Audit
In this weeks “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff Jim Handley, Executive Vice President of the Florida Beef Council, talks about how pleasing it was to see the results of the recently completed audit of the beef checkoff by the Office of Inspector General. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff …
NCBA Statement on OIE to Upgrade U.S. to “Negligible” Risk for BSE
WASHINGTON (May 29, 2013) — National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President-Elect Bob McCan, a cattleman from Victoria, Texas, made the following statement about the vote by the Scientific Commission for the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) to upgrade the United States’ risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to negligible risk status: Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
Corn Planting Progress Picks Up
Livestock producers have been watching the progress of corn going into the ground this spring, and after the slow start, USDA’s latest report shows planting progress has really picked up. Eighty-six-percent of projected corn acres were planted as of May 26th, considerably more than the Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Alabama Beef Promotion Underway
Memorial Day weekend was actually the kick-off for a promotion the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association is running with a group of stores that Erin Beasley says is designed to help promote beef in the Birmingham area. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …