House Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill: Significant Savings, Reforms

It was another marathon day of mark up session as the House Agriculture Committee did what it came for. Here’s the official release from the Committee’s press office: WASHINGTON – May 16, 2013 – Today, Chairman Frank Lucas of Oklahoma and Ranking Member Collin Peterson of Minnesota issued the following statements after the House Agriculture Committee approved H.R. 1947, the …

Ag Issues In Congress: Florida Congressman Rooney Comments

Among our interviews this week in Washington D. C. is Florida Congressman Tom Rooney, who is well known among farmers and ranchers in Florida’s “Heartland”. Rooney has served on the Agriculture Committee in the past, but has been shifted over to the powerful Appropriations Committee. His district in central Florida takes in much of the state’s citrus crop, and includes …

Electronic Farming

The use of electronics in the field has come a long way in just z short time. Everett Griner explains. 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 …

Disputing Recent Wild Horse Stories

The National Horse & Burro Rangeland Management Coalition has issued a statement in response to recent stories that they say portray only select facts and a narrow part of the reality surrounding wild horses and burros on the western range. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …

Helping Cattle Producers Understand the Beef Checkoff

In this weeks “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by your beef checkoff, we have Cattlemen’s Beef Board CEO Polly Ruhland who talks about how the Producer Communications section of the checkoff was designed to help cattle producers understand what their dollars is doing. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to mybeefcheckoff.com. Sponsored …

Florida Holding Animal Traceability Workshops

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services invites cattle producers to take part in the Florida Animal Identification Rule Development public workshops. 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, …

Opening Statement of Chairman Frank Lucas on House Ag Committee Consideration of the 2013 Farm Bill

Today, we are considering H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. It is the product of more than three years of work. 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 …

NCBA Statement on Failure of Clean Water Act Amendment Passage in the Senate

WASHINGTON (May 15, 2013) – National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Deputy Environmental Counsel Ashley McDonald issued the following statement on the non-passage of Amendment 868 to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) which would have prevented the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from finalizing Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …

Senate Ag Committee Sends Farm Bill to Full Senate

The Senate Agriculture Committee has approved its version of the farm bill. 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 Brahman GeneticsApril …

Alabama Legislative Session Ends Next Week

The 2013 Alabama Legislative session is set to wrap up next Monday, as Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association looks at a couple of bills that involved the Alabama Department of Agriculture. 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 …