WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2011—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated six counties in Alabama as natural disaster areas due to losses caused by excessive rain, flooding, flash flooding, hail, high winds and tornadoes that occurred April 1-30, 2011. Those counties are: Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage …
Alabama Cattlemen Approve New Budgets
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association board of directors met Thursday and approved the marketing plan for the beef checkoff for the upcoming year, which Dr. Billy Powell said producers from across the state worked long and hard on. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida …
Georgia Represented at National Beef Cook-Off
Brooke Williams with the Georgia Beef Board said they will be featuring more information about this year’s winning entry from last month’s National Beef Cook-Off. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
U.S. House Approves Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act
NCBA: Cattlemen Score Victory on Dust Vote WASHINGTON (Dec. 8, 2011) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a clear signal yesterday, Dec. 8, 2011, from the U.S. House of Representatives that placing burdensome and scientifically unfounded regulations on U.S. farmers and ranchers is unacceptable. In a bipartisan showing, the House voted 268-150 in favor of Congresswoman Kristi Noem’s (R-S.D) …
Florida State Water Pollution Standards Closer to Approval
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE – A panel of state regulators unanimously approved a new slate of statewide water pollution standards Thursday, following public testimony that included criticism from environmental groups over the new rules. Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle …
Farm Bill to be Completed by End of 2012
Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow has said that the bipartisan framework developed earlier this year will serve as a strong foundation moving forward with the 2012 Farm Bill. House Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas agrees that they were able to accomplish a lot of good work in a very short period of time, but says with the Farm Bill …
Florida State Vet Reminds Producers Comment Period is Ending
Here’s one more reminder for livestock producers that you have until tomorrow, December 9th to make comments on USDA’s proposed rule for animal disease traceability. Florida State Veterinarian Dr. Tom Holt encourages producers to take advatange of this opportunity. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober …
Hog Producers Could be Victims of Their Own Efficiency
The nation’s hog producers keep increasing production in spite of apparent efforts to bring output down as Gary Crawford has this report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Women Farmers
Everett Griner lets us know that there actually are women that do farm. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
UF Dedicates Conference Room in McCarty Hall to Memory of Pat Cockrell
According to University of Florida’s senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources Jack Payne, yesterday a ceremony was held to dedicate the IFAS Administration Conference Room in McCarty Hall to the memory of Pat Cockrell who spent many years with Florida Farm Bureau. Payne noted that Pat was very important to the men and women of IFAS and it …