Barriers Removed for U.S. Beef and Pork in Costa Rica

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork

While Costa Rica is a small export market for U.S. meat products, barriers were recently removed for both U.S. beef and pork to that country. Joe Schuele has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get …

Cuba Still Very Challenging for U.S. Meat Exports, but Opportunities Emerging

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork

With diplomatic relations restored between the U.S. and Cuba and some travel and trade restrictions being eased, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently sent a couple of staff members to Cuba to examine current market conditions. Which according to a story from Joe Schuele, is still very challenging. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About …

Reducing Meat Consumption

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Everett Griner talks about reducing meat consumption for health reasons in today’s Agri View. Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch …

Record Meat Output Could Send Livestock Prices Down in 2017

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

Burgeoning supplies of meat and poultry next year could bring a price drop for beef cattle, hogs, broilers and turkeys. Gary Crawford has this report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every …

Ag in Review for the Week Ending November 18, 2016

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Podcast, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops

In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have an update concerning the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), how some in agriculture are waiting to see who will be chosen for certain positions within the new Trump administration, record for U.S. meat production, turkeys Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle …

Record Supplies of Most Meats in 2017

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

This year will set a record for U.S. meat production. But as Gary Crawford report, that record won’t stand long if USDA’s forecasts for 2017 turn out to be accurate. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the FutureMarch 27, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get …

TPP Would Lay Ground Work for Future of Red Meat Trade

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Livestock, Pork

We learned this week that the Obama administration is no longer pressing for passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement during the lame duck session. Both Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress told the White House they would not advance the trade deal in the election’s aftermath. But that doesn’t mean the deal is dead, as some feel it …

Obama Administration Giving up on Lame-Duck TPP Vote

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Citrus, Export/Import, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Poultry, Specialty Crops, Trade

As expected, the outgoing Obama administration is throwing in the towel regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. DTN reports the White House will not seek a vote on the agreement during the lame duck session of Congress. Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress told the White House they would not advance the trade deal in the Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers …

TPP Is Number One Priority for NCBA

Randall Weiseman Alabama, Beef, Cattle, Export/Import, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Livestock, Pork, Trade

Talk about getting Congress to ratify TPP, or the Trans-Pacific Partnership, during the lame duck session has being going for weeks, and now that time has arrived. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s vice president of government affairs, Colin Woodall, says this is at the top of the association’s list. Download Audio Sponsored ContentUnited Dairy Farmers of Florida Director Encouraged About the …

Red Meat and Poultry Production Forecast is Increased

Randall Weiseman Beef, Cattle, Dairy, Livestock, Pork, Poultry

This week USDA released their monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand report and in the livestock, poultry and dairy section, the 2016 forecast of total red meat and poultry production was increased from last month as higher fourth quarter beef and pork production forecasts more than offset reductions in broiler and turkey production. Beef production was increased on the Sponsored …