UF/IFAS

Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 08-14-2026

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended August 14, 2026, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended August 14, 2026, receipts at 16 markets totaled 9,492 head compared to 14,447 last week and 11,450 last …

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FBC Speaks on Disney Culinary Experience

We recently spoke with Deanne Maples of the Florida Beef Council (FBC) about their Disney culinary experience during National Culinary Arts Month. Here is what she had to say.  “Really excited to be back with the Disney Culinary team. They were celebrating Culinary Arts Month for the month of July. So, we joined our friends at Buckhead Meat and Seafood …

florida beef council

Florida Beef Council Describes the High Value of Eating Beef

The Florida Beef Council had the opportunity to work with the North Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council shared with us more. “We recently had the opportunity to partner with the North Florida Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for a continuing education event with about 40 of their registered dietitians from across the …

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board

FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding Year

As the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board wraps up their funding year, Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council reflects on the impact made in the beef industry. “So we’re wrapping up another funding year with the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. It goes up every year from about August to June or so,” said Maples. “And so I want to take …

meat science

New Meat Science Facility in the Works for UF

Recently, Southeast AgNet was able to sit down with Dean Pringle to have a conversation about the University of Florida’s Apex facility in the works. “So, the Apex Center will be kind of an addition to our meat science facilities at the University of Florida Animal Sciences. And if you think about the beef industry and the beef chain in …