Florida Beef Council Gives Educators an Industry Tour

Dan July 20, 2022 Beef, Cattle, Education, Florida, Florida Beef Council (FBC)

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) works every day to promote beef across the state in various ways. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, looks at an event she took part in this week spreading the beef message to educators.

Florida Beef Council Gives Educators an Industry Tour

For more information about Beef Checkoff funded events in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee.

Genetic Transformation of Citrus: Timelines and Progress
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Bird and Katydid Damage in Georgia Citrus
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