Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Confirmed in Florida

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced that it is working closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in a six-year-old, mixed-breed beef cow in Florida. This animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time presented a risk to the food supply, …

Florida Beef Council Promoting Social Media Campaign

We told you recently that the Florida Beef Council (FBC) was once again taking part in a social media campaign with Ibotta, a mobile rebates app. FBC CEO Jim Handley says last year’s program was very successful, so the council is looking forward to great results again this year. Florida Beef Council Promoting Social Media Campaign Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester …