The 2008 Florida Beef Cattle Shortcourse will be held this year April 30-May 2nd in Gainesville .  Report (1:00 mp3)     To learn more about it, click Here Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Schafer Testifies on Beef Recall
Last Thursday U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer testified before a Senate panel about the recent recall of beef from a California plant. They want to know what USDA was doing about it and also asked about no longer allowing “downer” cattle to enter the food chain.  Report (1:20 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances …
Checkoff has Role in Beef Research & Safety
When situations like beef recalls occur, producers are reminded the beef checkoff is hard at work assuring consumers about the safety of beef along with research activities to help with the safety aspects of the product.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
FL Beef for Heart Month
February is American Heart Month and the beef checkoff in Florida has been working all month in a promotion where consumers can learn more about the healthy aspects of beef.  Report (1:15 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For …
GA Pleased with Beef Backer Winners
Two companies the Georgia Beef Board works with in the state recently received National Beef Backer awards for their promotional efforts.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Acts As Catalyst For Timely ResearchSeptember 26, 2025
Beef Checkoff Works to Reassure Consumers
Ever since USDA recalled some 143 million pounds of beef this past week, it’s been in the news in one form or another almost everyday. But NCBA’s Kim Essex wants producers to know the beef checkoff continues to work hard in reassuring consumers about the safety of beef. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
Beef is Safe to Eat
After the massive beef recall by USDA this weekend, the beef checkoff was hard at work informing consumers about beef and proper cooking instructions. But each of the state beef councils & beef boards here in the Southeast have also been busy relaying the beef message…. AL Report  (1:00 mp3) FL Report  (1:30 mp3) GA Report  (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity …
GA Watching Beef Checkoff Process
After last week’s Cattle Industry Convention in Reno, the first steps are underway in the possibility of enhancing the beef checkoff. Georgia Beef Board’s Executive Vice President Jim Collins explains to producers what this actually means.  Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle …
FL Working with New Beef Ad Campaign
After attending the Cattle Industry Convention last week, Florida Beef Council Chairman Brad Etheridge has an update on the possibility of seeing an enhancement to the beef checkoff and the fact they are back home and working with the new beef campaign which was unveiled to many at last week’s event. Â Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity …
Cattlemen Discuss Beef Checkoff
While in Reno last week, cattlemen had quite a bit of discussion about the beef checkoff and whether or not it’s adequately funded. So action was taken to move forward which first means working with Congress.  Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement …