UF/IFAS

Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFAS

The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has built strong ties between Florida’s Cattle Industry and the University of Florida. We sat down with Dr. Scott Angle, Senior Vice President For Agriculture And Natural Resources and leader of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to learn more. Dr. Angle said, “I think it just goes back to relationships because there is …

woldfire

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Urges Action Ahead of Wildfire Season

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson, in collaboration with the Florida Forest Service is urging Floridians to take action ahead of this year’s Wildfire season. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, “Florida’s peak wildfire season usually encompasses April, May, and June, and the National Interagency Fire Center has predicted an “above normal significant wildfire potential” across the state …

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding For Quicker Response to Research Questions

The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides opportunities for research and we sat down with Tom Bryant, CPA with Beasley Bryant and Company CPAs and Membership Chair of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association to learn his impressions of the work that is funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. Bryant said, “Oh, I think the Cattlemen’s Enhancement Board just provides more research …

florida beef council

Florida Beef Council Springs into Action With Educational and Promotional Efforts

The Florida Beef Council is entering a busy few weeks ahead with several educational and promotional events and we caught up with Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council to learn more. Maples said, “Spring has sprung. It is always a really busy time for us. The beef conversation is blooming, if you will, and so we’ve recently kicked off a new …

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities That Spark Research Projects

The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides opportunities for research projects which might not have been pursued otherwise. We sat down with Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo with the University of Florida to learn about his research into sileage. Dr. DiLorenzo said, “To be honest, without that, I don’t think I would have been able to get started. We probably would not even …

lab-grown meat ban

Florida Fake Meat Ban Withstands Appeals Court Challenge

The Florida Fake Meat Ban withstood an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit by a lawsuit filed by Upside Foods, Inc. The Florida law that banned the manufacture, distribution and sale of all lab grown meat, SB 1084, was challenged by the Calfornia startup and focused on the sale of lab-grown chicken. Florida Commissioner of …