While the introduction of cattle to Florida occurred over 500 years ago, the Florida CattleWomen Inc. (FCW) is working to ...

slaughtered and processed in Florida -- even though it was the first state to have large-scale cattle ranches. There are nearly 1 million head of calves and cattle in Florida and the industry ...

Making Florida-grown beef more available is the hope of 13 cattle ranchers who have formed Florida Cattle Ranchers LLC. Among its members is Lightsey Cattle Co., which owns several ranches including ...

Florida panthers. Thirty-six of the endangered cats were killed by vehicle strike – the most since 2016. Yet Florida has no ...

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MARTIN COUNTY — As development pressures mount here, state leaders in December approved spending $51 million to preserve more than 5,800 acres of agricultural land in the county. The money will assure ...

The caracara, which can grow to 2 feet tall, co-exists amiably with cows on Florida’s ranches and eats everything from frogs to discarded fast food.

Florida Cracker cattle are considered threatened under The ... even with a tax exemption,” Thrift said. Some ranches cannot afford to stay in business because of other economic pressures ...

Establishing a Florida panther breeding population in Osceola County is a goal for state officials and environmentalists, but ...

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For Daniel Dalton, cattle manager at the Hoodoo Ranch, involving youth in ranching operations is of utmost importance. Since 2019, he and his crew have hosted a “Kid Branding” – a day set aside for ...

It’s pretty unique that we can see that side of things. We’ve got fat cattle on feed every month of the year.” For Mrnak, the conversion rate of the Hereford influence is second-to-none. Baldy steers ...