Welcome to the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention in Florida

Tampa, Fla. –  Florida rancher Woody Larson, who serves as president of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, welcomes attendees to the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention in Tampa, and discusses the long history of ranching in Florida.

1. Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
2. USMEF board meeting kicks off Wednesday in D.C.
3. Schwieterman: Feeders get a boost overnight with lower corn trade
4. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
5. Showers to slow U.S. corn seedings from blistering pace
6. White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill

1. Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
2. New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
3. U.S. cattle placements rise in April as feed costs subside
4. Corn planting pace turns from record slow to record fast
5. Ag markets were mixed to start the new week
6. Corn and soybean prices continue to retrace 2012 drought rally

1. Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
2. BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
3. 2014 Farm Bill: Are we near an agreement?
4. Farm bill and immigration reform action needed
5. Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower
6. Meat and climate change: How significant is the impact?