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Florida Beef Council Involved with Digital Campaigns

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is currently involved with two digital campaigns to help get the beef message out to consumers. FBC Director of Education & Promotion DeAnne Maples explains how they work. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, 2026United Dairy Farmers of Florida …

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Florida Cattlemen’s Association to Hold Legislative Quarterly

Week one of the 2025 Florida Legislative Session took place last week in Tallahassee, which means this week will be a big one for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA). FCA Director of Governmental Affairs, Sam Ard, explains what all is planned for the annual FCA Legislative Quarterly meeting March 11-12. As Ard mentioned, the majority of the day Wednesday, March 12th will …

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Florida Governor and Cabinet Approve Protection of Agricultural Lands

(FDACS/TALLAHASSEE, FL/03-05-25) – Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that the Governor and Cabinet, sitting as the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, have approved the preservation of nearly 6,500 acres of working Florida farms and ranches through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. Rural lands protection easements prevent …

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Weekly Livestock Market Report Week Ending 02-28-2025

Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended February 28, 2025, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended February 28, 2025, receipts at 16 markets totaled 8,564 head compared to 6,089 last week and 12,746 last …

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Washington County, Florida Farmland Preserved through RFLPP

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced the preservation of more Florida farmland through their Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP). Hard Labor Creek, a 2,336-acre property located in Washington County, is being preserved through a rural lands protection easement for $4,995,000. Hard Labor Creek is 2,336 acres of rolling pinelands and forested wetlands in Washington County that includes …

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Florida Beef Council Participates in South Beach Event

The Florida Beef Council (FBC) recently took part in the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. FBC Director of Education & Promotion, DeAnne Maples, explains to Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman how they were involved in this annual event. For more information on Beef Checkoff activities in Florida, contact the FBC office in Kissimmee. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research ProjectsApril 3, …

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Commissioner Wilton Simpson Highlights 2025 Florida Farm Bill

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson recently highlighted the Florida Farm Bill, specifically the proposal to protect Florida’s ag producers from environmental, social, and governance lending discrimination. Southeast AgNet’s Dale Sandlin has more information. This protection would be provided when lenders determine whether to provide capital to farms. Commissioner Wilton Simpson said, “ESG lending discrimination is an existential threat to American agriculture. …