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Florida Beef Council Tour Makes Impact On Educators

The Florida Beef Council’s Ranch to Ribeye tour provided an opportunity for culinary professors to learn more about the cattle industry. We caught up with John Noble Masi from the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Florida International University who provided his experience on this informative tour. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data …

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Cattle Efforts Included in Florida Farm Bill Passage

The Florida Farm bill was passed earlier this week as the Florida Legislature is picking up the pace in their work at the state capitol in Tallahassee. While this omnibus bill deals with many aspects of agriculture in Florida, a couple of cattle industry items were included in the bill. We caught up with Sam Ard, Director of Government Affairs …

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Florida Agriculture Industry Reacting To Passage of Florida Farm Bill

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson is applauding the Florida Legislature on their passage of Senate Bill 700, the Florida Farm Bill. According to the Department, this bill marks the most comprehensive legislative package that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has ever authored. The bill, sponsored by Senator Truenow and Representatives Tuck and Alvarez was passed with …

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University of Florida Researchers Testing New Cattle Feed To Determine Reduction of Methane Gas in Dairy Cattle

The University of Florida is reporting that their researchers are testing a new type of cattle feed that could help reduce the methane gas released from dairy cows by using nutrients more efficiently. By reducing these emissions, researchers believe that it could make dairy farming more environmentally friendly. The research is led by Antonio Faciola, looked at supplemental feeds made …