The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is pleased to announce a second class has now gone through a program conducted with the University of Central Florida culinary medicine students. FBC Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion, DeAnne Maples, says they have now put about 50 students through the program. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, …
Georgia Beef Board Ready for GCA Convention
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is ready for this week’s Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Beef Expo taking place in Perry. GBB’s Kaytlyn Malia says they are looking forward to the annual event being held Thursday through Saturday. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFASApril …
U.S. Beef, Pork at FOODEX Show
This year’s FOODEX trade show in Tokyo, Japan, the largest food show in Asia and one of the largest in the world, attracted an estimated 80,500 visitors. And according to a story from Ralph Loos with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, U.S. Beef and Pork products were successfully promoted. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril …
Beef Life-Cycle Analysis Completed
A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States. According to AgWired, an Agricultural Research Service-led team has completed a comprehensive life-cycle analysis quantifying the resource use and various environmental emissions of beef cattle production in the United States. The team began its beef life-cycle analysis in 2013 and has published the first of …
NCBA 2019 Policy Priorities
Last month, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released their official Policy Priorities for 2019. While they will engage on a wide variety of policy issues, there are four main issue areas. They are fake meat, trade and market access, dietary guidelines, along with regulatory reform and implementation. And while the NCBA staff in Washington D.C. will be working on these and …
Florida Beef Council Partnering with CattleWomen
The Florida Beef Council is partnering with the Florida CattleWomen (FCW) in a project with the Glazer Children’s Museum and its brand new farm/shopping experience. FCW President Debbie Gill says this project is a means to provide exposure to key elements on the farm and ranch. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship …
USDA 2019 Beef and Dairy Industry Outlook
USDA has trimmed its forecast for 2019 beef production and increased its steer price projection. Gary Crawford has more on that, along with what could possibly happen to milk production and prices this year with predictions of a shrinking U.S. dairy herd. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship Exists Between the …
Retail Success Drives U.S. Beef’s Growth in Korea
We had a story yesterday noting USDA export numbers, compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, shows U.S. beef exports in 2018 topped both volume and value records set in 2017. And part of that rise is contributed to the strong demand for U.S. beef in South Korea. Joe Schuele has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To …
Bama’s Best Beef Contest, SLE Rodeo Coming
The fun Beef Checkoff promotion, Bama’s Best Beef Contest, will be starting soon. Ali Cantrell, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association director of education and outreach, says it starts in April. And the annual SLE Rodeo is taking place in Montgomery this week. Purchase tickets by calling 888-2RODEO2 or visit SLERodeo.com. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman GeneticsApril 24, 2026Strong Relationship …
Florida’s Beef, Dairy and Allied Industries Generated Billions in Revenues in 2017
As Florida approaches the 500-year anniversary of the introduction of cattle to her shores in 1521, a new report from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) demonstrates just how important beef and dairy production have become to the state’s economy – and shows a recent upswing in Florida cattle industry exports. In 2017, Florida’s combined …