Chicken wings are getting a lot of coverage this week, and Cindy Zimmerman reports that makes them Super Bowl winners. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to Cattle Producers in FloridaDecember 12, 2025Commitment From Florida …
Deadline to Apply for Livestock Indemnity Program Assistance is Friday
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds producers the deadline to apply for financial assistance through the Livestock Indemnity Program for losses suffered from October 2011 through December 2014 is this Friday, January 30. Local Farm Service Agency county offices can provide additional information on the types of records producers will need to apply for assistance. To learn more, visit disaster.fsa.usda.gov. …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending January 23, 2015
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, we have a story concerning changes in contamination standards and changes in how our poultry products are tested for contamination, we look at some key priorities for cattle producers this legislative session, and talk about new videos that have been produced to help teach those interested how to farm. …
New Videos Teach How to Farm
New videos have been produced to help teach those interested how to farm. Cindy Zimmerman has the story. Download Audio More about these new videos can be found at www.fooddialogues.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support For ResearchDecember 19, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Considers Efforts Important to …
COOL Coalition Calls for Immediate Action
As part of the COOL Reform Coalition a number of groups, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, have signed onto a letter to Congress asking for immediate action to assure U.S. compliance with international trade obligations. Download Audio To read the entire letter and see which groups signed on to it go to coolreform.com/our-message-to-congress. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration …
Americans to Eat 1.25 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl
From the National Chicken Council: Washington, D.C. – January 22, 2015 – With the second biggest eating day of the year after Thanksgiving upon us – Super Bowl Sunday – there’s no hotter time of year for chicken wings, which have become a staple food on Super Bowl menus. According to the National Chicken Council’s Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports …
USDA Proposes New Food Safety Measures for Poultry Products
In an effort to reduce illnesses from poultry products, food safety officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture are proposing some changes in contamination standards and changes in how our poultry products are tested for contamination. Gary Crawford has the details. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
USDA Proposes New Measures to Reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in Poultry Products
From the U.S. Department of Agriculture: WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today proposed new federal standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken and turkey products as well as raw chicken breasts, legs and wings. Development of these new standards is a major step in Sponsored ContentFlorida …
USDA Forecasts Slightly Higher Beef Prices
Retail prices for beef may average slightly more than they did in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retail prices set records last year because of tight cattle supplies and relatively strong demand. In the coming year, USDA says an abundance of pork and poultry may limit beef price increases, and recent declines in gasoline prices may give …
Livestock Producers Urged to Have Disaster Plans in Place
If you are a livestock producer, do you have plans for what you will do in a weather disaster, including plans to dispose of dead animals? Gary Crawford reports that one expert says most producers don’t have those plans. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Industry Supports Administration of Florida Cattle Enhancement BoardJanuary 9, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Significant Support …