NEWS
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BEEF Print Magazine, BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly e-newsletter, BEEF Quality Strategies e-newsletter and BEEF Stocker Trends e-newsletter are all available here: LINK >>

Cattlemen's Capitol Concerns - by NCBA: LINK >>

News Hub Brief - by NCBA: LINK >>

Congress has voted to make "COOL" mandatory as of September 2008. There are many flaws in the program and it has been delayed several times. In July Congress revised the 2008 Farm Bill which is still lacking in some areas but is now better for cattlemen. You can read more about on NCBA here. NCBA, FCA, and PCCA do not oppose the law, but would like the government to implement some changes to make if fair and user-friendly for our industry. One of the first steps we can do as an industry is to complete the NAIS form here.

LINKS

Florida Cattlemen's Association: LINK >>

Superior Livestock Company: LINK >>

Florida Department of Agriculture: LINK >>

National Cattlemen's Beef Association: LINK >>

Free Product Info: LINK>>

Polk County Cattlewomen LINK>>

Farm Credit of Central Florida LINK>>

United States Department of Agriculture Link>>

South Florida Beef and Forage Service & Product Directory
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We would like to thank our 2008 Trade Show and Ranch Rodeo Sponsors

B Bar J Ranch
Bartow Chevrolet (www.bartowchevrolet.com)
Bartow Ford (www.bartowford.com)
Cargill Nutrena (http://www.nutrenaworld.com/PageTemplates/BeefPortal.aspx)
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market, Inc. (http://www.lmaweb.com/lmaasales.html#Cattlemens_Livestock_Auction_Market,_Inc.)
Central States Enterprises, Inc. (http://www.csefeeds.com/livestock_allp.html)
Chemical Containers, Inc. (www.chemicalconainers.com)
Circle R Ranch & Livestock Equipment (www.circle-r-ranch.com)
Crop Production Services, Inc. (www.cropproductionservices.com)
Dow Agro (www.dowagro.com)
Eli's Western Wear (www.eliswesternwear.com)
Farm Credit of Central Florida (www.farmcreditcfl.com)
Fields Equipment Co, Inc. (www.fieldequip.com)
Grove Equipment Services, Inc. (http://www.agcocorpdealers.com/GROVEEQUIP/)
Helena Chemical Company (www.helenachemical.com)
Higgenbotham Auctioneers Int'l (www.higgenbotham.com)
Lay's Western Wear & Feed 863-646-1003
Lextron Animal Health (www.lextronanimalhealth.com)
Merial (http://us.merial.com/producers/index.asp)
Organic Matters, Inc. (http://www.organicmatters.biz/index.html)
Putnam Ranch
Riverside Bank (www.riversidenb.com)
Saunders Real Estate (www.saundersrealestate.com)
Schering-Plough Animal Health (www.spah.com)
Smith Bros. Oil Company 863-533-3163
Suga-lik - Westway Feed Products, Inc. (www.suga-lik.com)
Superior Products 863-221-1098
Watson & Watson Farms 863-860-1874