Pork Board to Work on Budget

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Due to a variety of reasons, the National Pork Board will be busy working on budget problems during meetings being held this week. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …

Livestock Industry Concerns of Food Safety Act

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Representatives of various livestock groups have joined together to voice their concern over the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester …

Food Safety Issues Rising Among Obama Administration Concerns

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The Obama administration is taking on food safety issues as a priority, as described in more detail in this report from USDA radio. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, …

Pork Exports Better Than Some Expected

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U.S. pork exports were expected to really be affected by the H1N1 influenza, but according to the latest figures for both pork and beef in the month of May, U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Philip Seng said while the impact was significant, the numbers were not as negative as some analysts had predicted. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get …

Discussing Ban of Antibiotics in Livestock

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The Obama administration is seeking to ban many routine uses of antibiotics in farm animals, something that is meeting opposition by many farm organizations. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch …

No Money for NAIS

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While the U.S. House did pass the agriculture appropriations bill late last week the bill did not include any funding for the National Animal Identification System. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and …

New LIP Signup Underway

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Signup for the new Livestock Indemnity Program, which provides producers with a safety net to help overcome the financial impact of natural disasters started Monday. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management …

Administration Outlines Food Safety Overhaul

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A plan has been revealed to revamp the nation’s food safety system and efforts are already underway to move things forward. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture …

FL Participates in NAIS Listening Session

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Yesterday was the last day for the scheduled listening sessions on the National Animal Identification System, as the next to last one took place this past Saturday in Jasper, Florida where the overall negative tone against the current system continued. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers …

Hog Herd Keeps Shrinking

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The recent USDA Hogs and Pigs report shows the inventory is still shrinking. Sponsored ContentValley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026