The Georgia Cattlemen’s Association will hold its 2017 Summer Conference July 28-29 in Hiawassee, GA. And as a part of that event, the quarterly meeting of the Georgia Beef Board will take place this Saturday. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary …
Beef Discussed at Florida Food Symposium
The Florida Beef Council recently attended an event where it was able to talk beef with a group of influencers. In this week’s beef checkoff report, FBC’s director of beef marketing and promotions, Allyson Trimble, says it was a great opportunity for the council to spread information about how beef is important in a healthy diet. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement …
NCBA Region II VP Discusses Issues
Region II Vice President for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is Don Quincey from Chiefland, Florida. During the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, AgNet Media’s Gary Cooper talked with him about some of the issues facing cattle producers, not only here in the Southeast, but across the country. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well …
No Timeline to Restore Brazilian Beef Imports
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue met his counterpart from Brazil on Monday to discuss the U.S. ban on fresh beef imports from Brazil. Perdue said the U.S. needs to see more progress from Brazil on beef inspections before the ban would be lifted. A Cattle Network Dot Com article says the ban went into effect on June 22nd as the …
Brazil to Address U.S. Beef Ban During Visit
Brazil’s minister of agriculture will meet with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Monday in an attempt to resume fresh beef exports to the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture halted beef imports from Brazil last month because of recurring concerns about the safety of the products. Brazil is hopeful the U.S. will lift the ban, as the Brazilian government …
Discussing Sustainable Beef
The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef met this week for its annual General Assembly in Denver, Colorado. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s senior director for sustainability, Ashley McDonald, explains what the Roundtable is all about. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef Education and Promotion ProgramsJanuary 23, 2026Florida Cattle Producers …
Red Meat Export Momentum Continues
U.S. red meat (beef and pork) exports had a strong month of May, increasing significantly from April as well as from 2016 levels. USDA statistics compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation show pork exports reached more than 222,000 metric tons. That’s an 11 percent year-over-year increase and the fourth largest monthly volume on record. Pork exports were valued at …
Florida Beef to be Discussed at Dietetics Conference
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) will be on the road next week attending an event where beef will be discussed. In our beef checkoff report, FBC’s new director of Beef Marketing and Promotions, Allyson Trimble, explains where the council will be. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Supports Beef …
U.S. Beef Returns to China
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad and several U.S. beef industry leaders were on hand last week to help launch U.S. beef’s return to China for the first time since the December 2003 BSE case. Joe Schuele, with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), has more on that story. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …
U.S. Producers Will Need to Get More Cows
Last week, U.S. officials and beef industry representatives celebrated the return of American beef to China. But according to a story from Stephanie Ho, if sales of American beef to China increase, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says U.S. producers will need to get more cows. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Track Record Well Received By LegislatorsJanuary 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …