NCBA Commends Committee Support of Farm Dust Bill: WASHINGTON (Nov. 30, 2011) – The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce today, Nov. 30, 2011, voted in support of H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011. The legislation passed (33-16) through the full committee with bipartisan support and will head to the full House of …
COOL Deemed Illegal by WTO
The World Trade Organization judges have agreed with Canada and Mexico saying that U.S. country-of-origin labeling provisions violate global trade rules and unjustly harm agricultural commerce. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober …
Net Farm Income Up 28 Percent
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is pleased with USDA’s latest Farm income forecast numbers for 2011 that are projecting for both farm income and net cash income to exceed $100 billion for the first time. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle …
Young People Spreading Nutritional Info of Beef
In this week’s “Getting to know your beef checkoff”, brought to you by the beef checkoff, a recent participant in the junior division of the National Beef Ambassador competition, Anna Conrad from Dover, Florida, told me her duties of being a junior representative is to talk with others her age about the benefits of beef and make sure they understand …
GA Beef Board Stretching Checkoff Dollars
Josh White, Executive Vice President of the Georgia Beef Board, said they work to get partnerships to help stretch every beef checkoff dollar that comes in as this is necessary with the fewer dollars they have to work with due to decreasing cattle numbers in the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded …
Florida Beef Council Thanks Producers
The fact we are seeing lower cattle numbers across Florida has affected the amount of beef checkoff dollars coming in and that’s why Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes wants to thank producers who are paying in to keep the programs working for the beef industry in the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Producers can Still Register for Alabama Forage and Grassland Conference
The 2011 Alabama Forage and Grassland Conference will be held this Thursday, December 1, 2011. And Eddie Jolley, AL NRCS conservation agronomist, says for those who did not preregister, on-site registration is available. Download Audio For more information contact Jolley at 334-887-4564 or Kent Stanford at 256-557-1206 or go to www.al.nrcs.usda.gov. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Alabama Cattle Producers Vote to Increase State Checkoff
Alabama cattle producers have approved the increase of their state beef checkoff from 50 cents to one dollar which Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says starts January 1, 2012. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Guessing Game
2012 planning has many issues. Everett Griner explains. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025
Merck Helping Cattle Producers Fight Parasites
Merck Animal Health is committed to helping cattle producers with innovative animal health products and services and cattle tech services veterinarian Dr. Harold Newcombe said that includes parasite control. Download Audio To learn more log on to the Merck Animal Health website. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the …