Latest Progress Report from Food Safety Working Group

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President Obama’s Food Safety Working Group recently noted their latest achievements in a new report. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education …

2011 A Good Year in Agriculture

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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says 2011 was a good year for agriculture as it continues to be the bright spot of the US economy. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received …

H-2A Wage Rate Published

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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the minimum hourly wage rates that employers must pay H-2A workers in order to ensure that the wages of similarly employed U.S. workers are not adversely affected. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary …

Farmer Stats

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Everett Griner tells us how a little knowledge goes a long way. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …

USDA Publishes Final GIPSA Rule

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USDA has published the final rule implementing the 2008 Farm Bill provisions to better protect livestock producers and poultry growers under GIPSA. But the National Chicken Council is disappointed it still includes provisions estimated to cost the chicken industry as much as $55.5 million annually. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, …

Women Farmers

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Everett Griner lets us know that there actually are women that do farm. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion …

Land Values

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Farm land values keep rising. Everett Griner tells gives us a little history about this. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education …

Unusual Move for the Broiler Industry

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The nation’s broiler industry seems set to do something fairly unusual for that sector as Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle …

Labor Woes

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Everett Griner takes a look at one question vegetable growers have. Who will harvest our crops? Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef …

Poultry Industry Reiterates Concerns Expressed in NAS Report

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Washington, D.C. – December 1, 2011 – The National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation and U.S. Poultry and Egg Association reiterated numerous concerns that were expressed in a report released yesterday by the National Academy of Sciences’ National Research Council titled, “The Potential Consequences of Public Release of Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Establishment-Specific Data.” Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …