Today is the last day for the annual Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention, but at yesterday’s Board of Directors meeting, those in attendance heard a report on the beef checkoff from Florida Beef Council Chairman Brad Etheridge. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober …
Beefmobile Getting Producer Comments
The beefmobile has been traveling across the Southeast talking with producers about their checkoff. Report (1:00 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term Research ProjectsOctober 10, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Advances Forage ResearchOctober 3, 2025
Florida Cattlemen Unveil New Website
The Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention kicks off it’s last day of events at Marco Island, but at yesterday’s Board of Directors meeting the new FCA website was presented. To see the new site simply log on to www.floridacattlemen.org Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer Term …
Complete Fifteen-Title Farm Bill Now Law
GA Sen. Chambliss Applauds Senate Action to Override Farm Bill Veto
Citrus Commissioners Tentatively Approve Budget Plan
At this week’s Citrus Commission meeting at the Florida Department of Citrus in Lakeland, the FDOC budget for the coming season was a main topic of discussion. Southeast AgNet’s Ernie Neff was on the scene and files this report. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides …
Citrus Crop 2008-2009 Outlook
In this feature with soon-to-retire citrus statistics administrator Bob Terry with the Ag Statistics Service, Terry discusses what his folks in the field are noticing with respect to the crop now on the trees for next season. Report (1:30 mp3) Sponsoring this news report: USDA NASS Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, …
NCBA President on Beef Trade
Getting U.S. beef flowing back into many of the countries after the BSE incident back in late 2003 has been a struggle and one of those is South Korea. NCBA President Andy Groseta spoke this morning at the annual Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and talked about not only that but many other issues. Pictured is FCA Executive VP Jim Handley, FCA …
Farm to University Meeting
Fruit and vegetable producers are invited to a growers meeting next week about opporunities to participate in the “Farm to University Program” at the University of Florida. This meeting is open to all growers of vegetables and fruits, especially smaller growers, and it will be held at the Hillsborough County Extension Office in Seffner from 12:30 – 4:00 pm. Growers …
Citrus Commish Chair on Greening / Exec on Budget Changes
In the first report, Citrus Commission Chairman Ben Albritton Jr shares his feelings about citrus greening disease, as one citrus grower speaking to others. In the second report, comments from Florida Department of Citrus Executive Director Ken Keck explaining FDOC proposals that could divert as much as 20 million grower dollars next season from marketing initiatives into research. Report (1:30 …
NCBA Preparing Producers for COOL
Country of Origin Labeling will officially start on September 30th, 2008. So Ashby Green with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is attending the annual Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention this week helping producers with information so they can be ready for it. Report (1:00mp3) Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Plays Major Role In Applied Beef Cattle ResearchOctober 17, 2025FCEB Recurring Funding Provides Opportunity for Longer …