Tag: meat

Raising the Bar: How to Improve Beef Cattle Reproduction for a More Viable Operation

by Jonael Bosques

August 16, 2023

Did you know that Florida ranks 9th in the nation when it comes to cow-calf numbers? Beef cattle production was instrumental in building Florida’s economy. Our state was the first to have a beef industry, and today, more than 500 years after ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Beef, Beef Cattle, Breeding, Bull, Cattke, Cattle, Cow, Economics, Extension, Farming, Florida, Health, IFAS, Life, Meat, Production, Ranch, Ranching, Rural, Science, Soundness, Technology, UF-IFAS

Keeping Backyard Chickens Healthy

by Mark Bailey

December 8, 2022

Chickens have been domesticated for thousands of years across Asia, Europe, and now the Americas. As a result of selective breeding for desirable characteristics, such as for egg or meat production, they are not as robust as their wild ancestors. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Backyard, Chickens, Eggs, Feed, Meat, Organic, Poultry, Small Farm, Sustainable

Fresh Starts, Consistent Support

by Amanda Quintos

August 9, 2022

As the days of summer come and go, the reminders keep popping up that it's that time again. The fall semester is starting soon. Even before the challenges of this particular era, navigating university life in a different city could be daunting. ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Campus, Food, Meat, Student Life

MAY is Beef Month!

by Lizzie Whitehead

May 16, 2022

May is Beef Month: This is a beautiful time to recognize the importance of the beef industry and to celebrate the farmers and ranchers who work hard every day to raise & care for cattle while preserving the land. According to the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Beef, Cattle, Celebrate, Consumed, Meat

Grocery Shopping for Your health: The meat and deli case

November 23, 2021

In our last post in the "Grocery Shopping for Your Health" series, we checked in on chicken, talked turkey, and pored over poultry. Today, we move on to meat and deli(catessen) area. Let's start with meats, and a term we've likely all heard ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Deli, Delicatessen, FIN, Food, Groceries, Grocery, GroceryShoppingForYourHealth, Health, Meat, Money, Nutrition, Pgm_FCS, Save, Saving, Shop, Shopping

“Hormone Free” Meat

by JK Yarborough

February 26, 2019

A seller will always do their best to get you to buy their product. After all if they don’t sell, they don’t make money. So it is in the sellers’ best interest to make their product better than the rest of the competition. Or at least ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Hormones, Implants, Meat, Ocextension

Food Safety for Fourth of July

by Shari Bresin

July 2, 2018

Happy 4th of July! Many of us have plans this week to watch fireworks, go to the beach, or hang out by the pool. If any of your plans involves a picnic, barbeque, or pool party, you want to make sure you are safe from getting a foodborne illness. ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety
Tags: Food Safety, Grill, Meat, Poultry, Temperatures

Want your food to taste better? Use a thermometer

by Julie England

February 2, 2018

Have you ever been frustrated that you prepared a home cooked meal and everyone complained that the meat was tough? The answer can be as simple as using a thermometer to cook to the right temperature. Why Use a Food Thermometer? I’ve become ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: Dinner, Food, Food Safety, Healthy, Meat, Tasty, Thermometer

Sous Vide Cookery: Foodservice Application for Larger, Less Tender Cuts

by Amanda Quintos

October 20, 2015

Meat with an abundance of connective tissue presents a certain challenge to cooks who want to make it more tender while still properly eliminating pathogens that cause foodborne illness. Sous vide cookery provides precise temperature control ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Animal Sciences Department, Chad Carr, Derek Griffing, Dwain Johnson, Foodservice, Jason Scheffler, João Neto, Kaylie Madore, Meat, Sous Vide Cooking

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