In our “Getting to know your beef checkoff” brought to you by the beef checkoff Carl McKettrick, owner of the Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia, Florida, said the producer communications section of the checkoff is important as it keeps cattle producers informed of what their beef checkoff dollars are doing. Download Audio To learn more about your beef checkoff go to …
Florida Beef Council at FCA Convention
Florida Beef Council’s Ashley Hughes is just one of the many attending this week’s Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show.And she invites producers to stop by their booth in the trade show or catch her anytime to talk about what’s happening with their beef checkoff dollars. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober …
Georgia June Beef Month Continues
Georgia Beef Board’s Brooke Williams talks about the Explore Georgia Beef tour which took place last week, all a part of June Beef Month in the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for …
Florida NAMA Luncheon To Feature Consumer Opinions of Florida Ag
Registrations are still being accepted for the upcoming Florida NAMA luncheon held in conjunction with the first day of the Florida Fertilizer and Agrichemical Association summer meeting, Wednesday, July 11, at the Ritz Carlton near Palm Beach. Find program details and registration information by clicking here now! Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida …
Florida Governor Saddles Up to ‘Get To Work’ on Williamson Ranch
Okeechobee, Fla. (Governor’s Press Office) – Continuing his focus on job creation and promoting Florida’s agriculture industry, Governor Rick Scott spent his tenth ‘Let’s Get to Work’ Day as a ranch hand with the Williamson Cattle Company in Okeechobee. The multi-generational family operation is managed by the fourth generation of the Williamson family and includes many second and third-generation employees. …
BSE Case Shouldn’t Slow Beef Exports Significantly
U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Dan Halstrom said the recent BSE case in California should not be major impact on U.S. beef exports. Download Audio A complete summary of the April export results is available online. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, …
FL Commissioner’s Spotlight with a BSE Update
In this week’s Commissioner’s Spotlight, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam provides an update on a USDA confirmed identification earlier this year, of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), in a California dairy cow. Download Audio You can follow Florida Commissioner Adam Putnam on Facebook or Twitter. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
Putnam to Speak to Florida Cattlemen’s Convention This Week
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam is scheduled to speak to the Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s annual convention, which includes a bull auction, a banquet with guest speaker Baxter Black, the cowboy poet, and Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity For Applied ResearchOctober 24, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role in Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding …
4th Annual Florida Small Farms Conference Coming Up in July
Gainesville, FL, January 22, 2012: The University of Florida’s (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team are pleased to announce that the fourth annual Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference will be held in Kissimmee, Florida July 27-29. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Unique Opportunity …
USDA Dep. Sec. Merrigan in Orlando
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan in Orlando to Highlight MyPlate Anniversary and Obama Administration Efforts to Spur Healthy Food Access USDA, Partners Educate Shoppers at Orlando Caribbean Grocery on Healthy Food Choices ORLANDO, Fla., June 15, 2012 — Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today joined local officials, parents, children and partners to celebrate the first anniversary of the MyPlate food icon …