Cattle on Feed Report Surprises Some Industry Analysts

USDA released their monthly Cattle-on-Feed report this afternoon which shows the on-feed number at 11.3 million head on December 1, six percent below December 1, 2011. But the report did have one surprise for some analysts as Gary Crawford has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists …

Former FL Ag Commissioner Doyle Conner Remembered

The following release was issued by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam this week, as former Agriculture Commissioner Doyle Conner was laid to rest on Wednesday in Tallahassee. It features statements by former Florida Commissioners of Agriculture about Doyle Conner. Conner will always remain the person who held the office longer than anyone else in Florida history. Former Commissioners Bob Crawford, …

Final Rule for Animal Disease Traceability Issued

We now have an official rule which allows an animal disease traceability system to be established, as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack provides some of the details and explains why the animal traceability rules are needed. 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 …

Who’s Polluting

Homeowners are guilty of polluting. Everett Griner explains. 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 Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026

USDA Issues Final Rule for Animal Disease Traceability

WASHINGTON, December 20, 2012—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule establishing general regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock moving interstate. 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 …

Working with Countries Concerned about Ractopomine

Today we have an update concerning where things stand with a couple of countries on the issue of the feed additive ractopomine when it comes to U.S. beef and pork exports. 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 …

Getting it There

If you don’t think that the over-the-road trucker does not have an impact on our food prices, think again. Everett Griner tells us how much impact there really is. 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 …

2012 Census of Agriculture Forms on Their Way

Ag producers nationwide will soon have the new Census of Agriculture surveys available to fill out. 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 Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Remembering the Cow that Stole Christmas

A date that many in the cattle industry will always remember is December 23, 2003, as that’s when many of our holiday plans were interupted by the cow who stole Christmas. And in this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff”, brought to you by the beef checkoff, Wade Grigsby from Hendry County, Florida knows exactly how important the issues …

U.S. Beef Exports Could Slip Next Year

Many wonder what 2013 will hold for U.S. beef exports as Gary Crawford looks at what we might expect. 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 Quicker Response to Research QuestionsApril 10, 2026Florida …