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Florida Cattlemen Year End Quarterly Meeting

Dan Cattle, Florida

The Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Year End Quarterly Meeting will be held December 5-6 at the Indian River State College in Okeechobee. Events kick off Thursday morning with the FCA Executive Board meeting, then the opening general session starts at 1:00. Afterwards, the various Committee Meetings will be held, including the Ag Research and Education, Animal Health and Inspection, Environmental & Private Lands …

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FCA Planning Year-End Quarterly Meeting

Dan Cattle, Florida

Plans are coming together for the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) Year-End Quarterly Meeting. It will be held Dec. 5-6 at the Indian River State College in Okeechobee. It starts Thursday, Dec. 5 with the FCA executive board meeting that morning, then the opening general session starts at 1:00. Afterwards, the committee meetings will be held, which includes the Ag Research and Education, …

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Florida Cattlemen Preparing for Legislative Session

Dan Cattle, Florida, Legislative

The Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) is preparing for the 2019 Florida legislative session that begins next week in Tallahassee. Sam Ard, FCA director of governmental affairs, says the association’s theme this year is “hurricane relief and holding on to what we have.” Ard invites cattle producers across the state to join the Florida Cattlemen’s Association for its annual Boots on the …

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Florida Cattle Industry Concerned with ELD’s

Dan Cattle, Florida

Cattlemen and women from across the Southeast are meeting with other producers from around the country in Phoenix, Arizona this week for the 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show. Florida Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President, Jim Handley, says one issue of importance being discussed are ELD’s, electronic logging devices. Something he says they are extremely concerned about. Florida …