Florida Beef Council Celebrates a Strong 2025 Beef Promotion Year and Honors Key Leaders The Florida Beef Council (FBC) is wrapping up the 2025 beef promotion year, and it has truly been a period of growth, outreach, and collaboration. We caught up with Deanne Maples of the Florida Beef Council to gather her reflections on this year’s accomplishments and the …
Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Expands the promotion and educational work of the Florida Beef Council
How the Cattle Enhancement Board Strengthens the Work of the Florida Beef Council The Florida Beef Council (FBC) continues to elevate beef promotion and producer education across the state, thanks in large part to the support of the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. According to Deanne Maples, this partnership has become essential in helping the Council expand its impact despite limited …
Florida Beef Council Helps Spread Beef Message at NY Wine and Food Festival
Florida Beef Council Brings the Ranch to NYC at Wine & Food Festival The Florida Beef Council recently helped spread the message of beef far beyond state lines, joining forces with the New York Beef Council and the National Veal Checkoff at the prestigious New York Wine and Food Festival. We caught up with Deanne Maples of the Florida Beef …
FBC Adds Two New Board Members
The Florida Beef Council recently added two new members to its board. Each addition has a vested interest in the cattle business with strong family ties across Florida’s cattle industry. Deanne Maples, Executive Director of the Florida Beef Council, shares more details. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board …
“Eye Opening”: FBC Holds Ranch to Ribeye Event
The Florida Beef Council recently held a “Ranch to Ribeye” event to connect cattlemen with members of the food service industry. Designed to tell the story of beef from pasture to plate, the event helped close the information gap between producers and consumers. Listen below as one event attendee, Chef Alex Kuk of Temple Street Eatery in Ft. Lauderdale, shares …
Florida Beef Council Participates in Big Event
The Florida Beef Council (FBC) took part in a big event in St. Petersburg this past weekend. In this week’s Beef Checkoff report, FBC Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion DeAnne Maples says the council was able to see a lot of people and serve a lot of beef. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle …
Florida Ranch Rodeo State Finals This Weekend
The Florida Ranch Rodeo State Finals and Cowboy Heritage Festival is coming up this weekend, Sept. 27-28, at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. DeAnne Maples, Florida Beef Council director of beef marketing and promotion, invites everyone to attend. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For …
Florida Beef Council Pleased With Return on Investment
In fiscal year 2019, the Cattlemen’s Beef Board conducted an economic study to measure the return on investments into the national portion of the Beef Checkoff program over the past five years. DeAnne Maples, Florida Beef Council director of beef marketing and promotion, says the report found that every producer dollar invested into the Beef Checkoff saw a return of …
Florida Beef for Back-to-School Lunches
It is back-to-school time again across Florida, and many parents are looking for great ideas for lunches they pack for their students. Florida Beef Council Director of Beef Marketing and Promotion DeAnne Maples says this is something she deals with, just like many other families. She offers some terrific lunchbox ideas. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks …
Excellence in Beef Course Held in Florida
Together with the University of Florida, the Florida Beef Council (FBC) recently conducted an Excellence in Beef Course. DeAnne Maples, FBC director of beef marketing and promotion, explained to Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman what the event was all about. Sponsored ContentCommitment From Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Members Seeks To Move Research ForwardDecember 5, 2025Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Support For Cattle …


