National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Director of Legislative Affairs, Colin Woodall, flew from Washington D.C. to meet with Region II Cattlemen in Columbus, Georgia to give an update on what’s happening in our nation’s capitol, and of course the main topic was the farm bill. 
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Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has this week’s cattle market numbers from across Alabama.
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The eight states which make up Region II of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association are meeting today and tomorrow in Columbus, Georgia and their guest speaker this morning was Andy Groseta, NCBA President. He talked on a variety of issues including the news which broke this week concerning the latest situation of animal abuse. Report (1:00 mp3)
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I also had a chance to talk with Groseta about beef and live animal trade issues along with structural changes within NCBA. Interview (6:00 mp3)
USDA’s National Agriculture Statistics Service put out their weekly crop progess report, as Tyron Spearman looks at where the process of planting peanuts across the Southeast and the other peanut growing areas stand at this time. Report (1:10 mp3)
The beef checkoff’s summer grilling promotion is just a couple of weeks away from kicking off, and Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association said they are looking forward to getting started with the annual event. Report (1:00 mp3)
Cattlemen from Alabama, Florida, & Georgia will join those from the other 5 NCBA Region II states for their annual meeting to be held this week in Columbus, Ga. Report (1:00 mp3) To learn more contact the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association at 1-877-444-Beef.
Congressional negotiators continue to insist they will have a farm bill finished soon, but Alabama agriculture commissioner Ron Sparks is less confident.
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Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has this week’s cattle market numbers from across Alabama. Report (1:00 mp3)
Many people are familiar with Dee River Ranch in Aliceville, Alabama and were proud to hear Annie & Mike Dee were the recipients of the 2008 NRCS Excellence in Conservation Award. Mike talks about their operation and we also hear from Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, just one of those happy to see Dee River Ranch receive this award. Report (2:00 mp3)
Montgomery, Alabama was the setting for the presentation of the 2008 Excellence in Conservation Award as this year’s recipients were Mike & Annie Dee of Dee River Ranch in Aliceville. Pictured (l-r) are Richard Coombe, NRCS Regional Assistant Chief for the East, Mike Dee, Annie Dee, and USDA Under-Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment Gary Mast. 
Interview with Mike Dee (2:30 mp3)
Interview with Richard Coombe (3:30 mp3)
Interview with Gary Mast (2:40 mp3)
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There have been questions as to whether a few updates need to be made with the beef checkoff, and the Cattlemen’s Beef Board Chairman looks at what is happening right now with any possible changes. Report (1:00 mp3)
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has this week’s Alabama cattle market prices. Report (1:00 mp3)
Preservation of natural resources includes preserving historic cultural resources as well according to Teresa Paglione, cultural resources specialist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama.
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And those new beef products explained about above has Ed Whatley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association excited about their potential. Report (1:00 mp3)
Something many are not familiar with, wildebeest-associated mailignant catarrhal fever or MCF, has been detected in a cow from a mixed-use operation in Texas. A disease that is not contagious in cattle and poses no threat to humans. Report (1:00 mp3)
Finding out about soils in a particular area is just a click away with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service on-line Web Soil Survey (WSS), according to Alabama NRCS GIS specialist Rich Zellmer.
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Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this week’s prices from cattle markets across the state. Report (1:00 mp3)
The Conservation Security Program Signup starts this Friday, April 18th, and the Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service will be holding workshops for landowners in the area of this years signup. Report (1:00 mp3)
The Alabama Legislative session has passed the half-way point and Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association has an update on some of the issues they are following. Report (1:30 mp3)
A new signup for the Conservation Security Program begins on April 18 and USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Florida and Alabama are offering workshops about the program for landowners in the Choctawhatchee River watershed that includes parts of the panhandle and southern Alabama.
The workshops will be held April 22 at 9:00 am at the Coffee County Farm Center in New Brockton, AL; April 22 at 6:30 pm at the Wiregrass Electric Cooperative in Hartford, AL; April 24 at 9 am at the Ozark USDA Service Center in Ozark, AL; and April 29 at 7 pm at the Washington County Agricultural Center in Chipley, FL.
AL Report (1:00 mp3)
FL Report (1:00 mp3)
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is offering some cost share assistance for property owners to help control cogongrass.
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Cattle producers across Alabama that are not a part of the Alabama Beef Network are reminded of how the program can work for them. Report (1:15 mp3)
Alabama Department of Agriculture’s Dyan Kennedy has this weeks cattle market numbers from across the state. Report (1:00 mp3)
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has a new field representative for their Southeast Region II which includes Alabama, Florida, & Georgia. Nate Yeager has been in this position for a couple of months now and said he has enjoyed traveling across the area meeting producers. Report (1:00 mp3)
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Alabama is gearing up for the conservation security program sign up which starts April 18, according to state director Gary Kobylski.
NRCS will be conducting Conservation Security Program workshops for landowners in the Upper Choctawhatchee River Watershed, located in south Alabama, including Barbour, Henry, Dale, Coffee, Houston, and Geneva counties.
The workshops will be held:
April 22 9:00 a.m. Coffee County Farm Center
Highway 84, East, New Brockton, AL
April 22 6:30 p.m. Wiregrass Electric Cooperative
509 N. State Highway 167, Hartford, AL
April 24 9:00 a.m. Ozark USDA Service Center
202 S. Highway 123, Suite E, Ozark, AL
Report (1:00 mp3)
Cattle producers from across the country were in Washington D.C. last week taking part in the annual NCBA Spring Legislative Session. Dr. Billy Powell with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association was one of those and said many items were discussed, especially the farm bill which is on everyone’s minds right now. Report (1:30 mp3)
Dyan Kennedy with the Alabama Department of Agriculture has the figure’s from cattle markets across Alabama this past week.
Report (1:00 mp3)
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