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Beef Checkoff Analysis and House & Senate Pass Spending Bills
The Agribusiness Update
An independent analysis of the Beef Checkoff thoroughly assessed the effectiveness and additional financial benefits, and both chambers of Congress have now approved their Fiscal Year 2025 Ag-FDA funding bills out of the full committees.
Georgia Vegetable Producers Extend Checkoff and Ag Drone Operators Cautioned
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia vegetable producers voted to extend the one-cent-per-marketing-unit checkoff fee on 14 key vegetable crops for another three years, and the National Agricultural Aviation Association is asking all drone operators to be mindful of low-altitude manned aircraft this growing season.
NCBA Talks Beef Nutrition in Consumers
California Ag Today
Misinformation surrounding beef nutrition has clouded consumer choices for years. Executive Director of Nutrition Research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Dr. Shalene McNeill joins us to talk about Beef Checkoff research that was conducted through Baylor College of Medicine.
Next Sorghum Leadership Class Opens
Line on Agriculture
The Sorghum Checkoff leadership program offers sessions on production, public and private research and leadership.
Peanut Growers to Decide Checkoff and 2023 Potato Harvest Data
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA will conduct a referendum April 8-19 for eligible U.S. producers of peanuts to decide whether to continue their checkoff program, and a new report from the Ag Departments of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada reveals the 2023 North American Potato harvest data.
Regional Climate Hubs and Restaurants Forecast Exceeds $1.1 Trillion
The Agribusiness Update
Last week marked ten years since the USDA created regional Climate Hubs to help ag producers and rural communities make climate-informed decisions, and restaurant sales are forecast to exceed $1.1 trillion this year.
Regional Climate Hubs and Restaurants Forecast Exceeds $1.1 Trillion
The Agribusiness Update
Last week marked ten years since the USDA created regional Climate Hubs to help ag producers and rural communities make climate-informed decisions, and restaurant sales are forecast to exceed $1.1 trillion this year.
Apply Today to Become Beef Spokesperson
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Beef Checkoff-funded Trailblazers program is seeking applications for its next class of beef advocates
Beef Checkoff Lawsuit
Line on Agriculture
R-Calf United stock Growers of America CEO, Bill Bullard
Meat Trade with Asia
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A recent trade mission to Asia by the U.S. Meat Export Federation was focused on telling the story for U.S. Producers.
Spending Beef Checkoff Dollars
Southeast Regional Ag News
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board will hold its Beef Promotion Operating Committee meeting in Denver on September 6-7.
and McConnell on Farm Bill Deadline
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Farm Bureau encouraging members to voice opposition to checkoff amendment, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress is running out of legislative working days before Farm Bill expires.
Amendment Targeting Checkoff Programs and Animal Ag Groups & Misinformation
The Agribusiness Update
Agriculture checkoff groups jointly announced opposition to legislation they say attacks commodity checkoff programs, and Animal Ag Alliance and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture partner to combat misinformation about animal ag.
Amendment Targeting Checkoff Programs and Animal Ag Groups & Misinformation
The Agribusiness Update
Agriculture checkoff groups jointly announced opposition to legislation they say attacks commodity checkoff programs, and Animal Ag Alliance and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture partner to combat misinformation about animal ag.
Unique Agriculture Curriculum In Schools
Line on Agriculture
Director of Food Innovations and Institutional Markets for the National Sorghum Checkoff Program, Lanier Dabruzzi
Record Spending on Food and More People Facing Hunger
The Agribusiness Update
New data from USDA’s Economic Research Service shows consumer spending on food reached a record in 2022, over 122 million more people around the world are facing hunger since 2019.
Innovation is a Priority for the Soy Checkoff
Farm of the Future
Farmer leaders are looking for innovations in areas like planting and seed development.
Dairy Checkoff Spending Reports and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups urge Ag Secretary Vilsack calling for immediate release of federally mandated annual dairy checkoff spending reports, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month.
Dairy Checkoff Spending Reports and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Farm groups urge Ag Secretary Vilsack calling for immediate release of federally mandated annual dairy checkoff spending reports, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month.
Tomato Suspension Agreement and June Rural Mainstreet Index
The Agribusiness Update
Florida Tomato Exchange urges Department of Commerce to terminate the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement after nearly destroying the U.S. tomato industry, and the June Rural Mainstreet Index went above the threshold for a third-straight month