Food Safety on the Grill

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With the grilling season now officially upon us we have a series of reports to ensure the food on your grill is not only good, but good for you. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Many Concerns with NAIS

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Producers and other interested parties from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee were on hand to make comments Thursday in Birmingham, Alabama concerning the National Animal Identification System. For those not able to attend the listening session, comments can be made on line by clicking Here Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed …

Animal ID a Contentious Issue

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Cattle, Dairy, Florida, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Listening sessions have been taking place at various points across the country on the National Animal Identification System, as one of those sessions took place yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama. In a phone interview, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Southeast AgNet that this is an extremely important effort that USDA has undertaken. For those not able to attend the listening session, …

Balancing the Economics of Animal ID

Randall Weiseman Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

When it comes to animal identification there is a lot of worries about the confidentiality and costs issues surrounding it. But Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said livestock producers are going to have to weigh the costs of having a national animal ID system verses not having one. And a reminder a NAIS listening session will take place this Thursday, May …

Time for Animal Agriculture to Speak Up

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Phillip Lobo, Communications Director for the Animal Ag Alliance, says it’s time for those involved in animal agriculture to start speaking up about their industry. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

WASDE Forecast Higher Beef and Pork Exports

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According to USDA’s latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, economists are forecasting total U.S. meat production for 2010 to be fractionally above 2009. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Pork Industry Trying To Survive H1N1 Virus

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Due to the H1N1 influenza, nearly two dozen countries have closed trade to U.S. pork because of worries about its safety. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said pork producers have suffered and will continue to do so until we get this turned around. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, …

AL Livestock Groups Working Together

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In Montgomery, Alabama there have been efforts by animal rights groups to make their presence known through legislative efforts, and that’s why Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said a variety of ag groups came together. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024

Pork Industry Asking for Help

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Due to the current influenza problems, hog producers in the U.S. have suffered major losses prompting the National Pork Producers Council to ask USDA for relief. Sponsored ContentWhat Sets Provysol® Fungicide ApartJuly 8, 2025CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2025Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024