Despite the obvious challenges sequestration will present to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Acting NRCS Chief Jason Weller says those farmers who already have existing contracts will not be affected. Download Audio For the complete interview with Acting NRCS Chief Jason Weller click here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists …
Sequester Affects Meat Inspections and Exports
If Congress does not find a way to stop the sequestration cuts, it could mean there will be some 21-hundred fewer food safety inspections this year. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …
Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight on Ag Literacy Day
On this week’s Florida Commissioner’s Spotlight, Commissioner Adam Putnam talks about the 10th annual Agriculture Literacy Day, which will be recognized on April 30th. On that day, volunteers will visit elementary school classrooms and read from a book created for the event, called “Florida Farm History!” The book commemorates the 500th anniversary of Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida in …
Ag in Review for the Week of February 25, 3013
A highlight of agricultural news for this week from around the Southeast. To hear weekly reviews subscribe to our podcast. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the weekly cattle market numbers for Alabama and Georgia for the week ending March 1st as put together by the Livestock Market News Service in both states. AL: Download Audio GA: Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, …
Vilsack Gives Commodity Classic Attendees Details on Sequestration
During the general session of the 2013 Commodity Classic, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack dedicated a good portion of his speech to sequestration. The following audio has the details on how it will affect USDA programs as well as how Vilsack is planning on addressing it. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …
Global Consultant: Farm To Consumer Message Needs Tweaking
Rich Kottmeyer, Global Agriculture & Food Production Leader at Accenture was one of the speakers at the Bayer CropScience Ag Issues Forum earlier this week. Accenture is a global consulting firm, and Rich has some interesting insights into the big picture when it comes to the global food challenge in the years ahead, and how farmers and agriculture as a …
USDA Conducting Survey of Hog and Pig Operations
USDA is collecting survey data now from U.S. hog producers for a major report coming out at the end of March, as Gary Crawford has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril 17, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For …
Vilsack on Sequester Impact on Meat Supplies
Sequestration is everywhere in the news this week and this morning, during his speech at the annual Commodity Classic in Kissimee, Florida, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talked about its effects on the U.S. meat industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and …
Sequestration Impact On USDA/NRCS Budget Could Be $220M
Catching up with Acting Chief of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Jason Weller this week at the Commodity Classic in Kissimmee, we discussed his initiatives in the job and the potential impacts of sequestration as the budget battle in Washington continues to brew. Weller was recently appointed as Acting Chief after the retirement of Dave White. Download Audio Sponsored …