No Meat Inspector Furloughs is Good News for Meat Industry

Congressional action makes it possible now for the Agriculture Secretary to transfer funds to keep meat inspectors on the job. That news is certainly welcomed by the meat industry,as Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle …

Legislation Aims to Provide School Lunch Flexibility

New legislation is aiming to make the short-term waiver issued by USDA last year to allow school cafeterias more time to adjust to the limits on grains and proteins in the new school meal nutrition standard permanent. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …

Alabama Economic Recruitment Campaign to Feature Agriculture

Well a new “Made in Alabama” re-branding campaign for the State Department of Commerce will focus on forestry and agriculture. The new economic recruitment campaign is designed to enhance the state’s image for job recruitment and includes a new website, MadeInAlabama.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance …

The Impacts of USDA Budget Cuts and the Efforts to Ease Them

There has been quite a bit of action at the Capitol this week regarding funding concerns and how to address them, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how sequester cuts will have an impact on the agricultural industry. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman …

USDA Furloughs May Not Be Prevented

While Congress is working on a continuing resolution to give the various agencies a little flexibility to address spending priorities, meat inspector furloughs are still likely. According to USDA spokesperson Courtney Rowe, more than 92-hundred meat inspectors will still Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …

Better Prepared

It is a lot different today than it was in the ‘good old days”. Everett Griner tells you why a start in farming is much harder today. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida …

Senate Acts to Prevent Furloughs of Federal Food Inspectors

From the National Chicken Council: WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 20, 2013 – The U.S. Senate today passed an amendment as part of the Continuing Resolution to fund the government that will provide flexibility to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to prevent furloughs of Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, …

Acting NRCS Chief Working to Ensure Continuity for Producers

Acting Chief for the Natural Resources Conservation Service Jason Weller say he wants to reaffirm his dedication to working with the producer though a voluntary approach for private lands conservation. Download Audio For the complete interview with Acting NRCS Chief Jason Weller click here. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …

Ag Values

There are new statistics on agriculture. Everett Griner tells us about them. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production ResearchMay 8, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant ProjectsMay 1, 2026

Commissioner Adam Putnam on EPA Water Quality Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by FL Commissioner Putnam on EPA Water Quality Agreement Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam released the following statement today, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to allow Florida to set standards to ensure the state’s waterways are clean and safe. “The agreement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to defer to the State of …