The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board is a Direct Support Organization of the University of Florida. The Board is organized to promote research, education and scientific purposes including the promotion of research, education and extension for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) on issues relating to the Florida cattle industry, including production, disease prevention, forage development, and genetic research and technology. Funded through state appropriations since its inception in 2016, the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has funded over $5.2 million in research projects, education and extension efforts at the University of Florida.
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FY 2023-2024
Deanne Maples
$250,000
Fernanda Rezende
Amount Funded: $39,880
Fernanda Rezende
Amount Funded: $45,007
Jose Dubeux
Amount Funded: $61,455
Angela Gonella Diaza
Amount Funded: $46,016
Maria Lucia Silveira
Amount Funded: $45,592
John Bromfield
Amount Funded: $54,622
Jose Dubeux
Amount Funded: $65,685
Jose Dubeux
Amount Funded: $34,070
Nicolas DiLorenzo
Amount Funded: $50,687
Angela Gonella Diaza
Amount Funded: $58,437
Maria Lucia Silveira
Amount Funded: $48,263
Jiangxiao Qiu
Amount Funded: $50,020
Peter J. Hansen
Amount Funded: $71,209
Tracy Scheffler
Amount Funded: $19,912
Estaban Rios
Amount Funded: $25,306
Fernanda Rezende
Amount Funded: $45,773
Lynn Sollenberger
Amount Funded: $50,040
Raluca Mateescu
Amount Funded: $41,741
Raluca Mateescu
Amount Funded: $41,886
Emma Matcham
Amount Funded: $30,888
Yang Lin
Amount Funded: $24,907
Nicolas DiLorenzo
Amount Funded: $126,519
Joao Vendramini
Amount Funded: $11,594
Joao Vendramini
Amount Funded: $31,631
Diwakar Vyas
Amount Funded: $30,596
Raluca Mateescu
Amount Funded: $46,863
Rosvel Bracho-Garrillo
Amount Funded: $37,233
Brad Daigneault
Amount Funded: $39,507
Mario Binelli
Amount Funded: $72,948
Mario Binelli
Amount Funded: $38,106
Hui-Ling Liao
Amount Funded: $58,241
Mario Binelli
Amount Funded: $36,830
Philipe Moriel
Amount Funded: $72,531
Brent Sellers
Amount Funded: $34,419
Joao Bittar
Amount Funded: $55,553
Marcelo Wallau
Amount Funded: $33,497 -
FY 2022-2023
Project Coordinator
Name of Study
Amount
Lynn E. Sollenberger
Next-Stage Screening of Bahiagrass Breeding Lines to
Identify New Varieties for the Florida Cattle Industry
$16,955
Brent Sellers
Utility of Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizer and Soil
Surfactants for Smutgrass Control with Hexazinone
$52,893
Brent Sellers
Impact of Individual Macronutrients on Broomsedge
Densities in Bahiagrass Pastures
$17,359
Philippe Moriel
Fatty acid supplementation to increase pregnancy
rates in multiparous beef cows
$67,782
Joao Vendramini
Evaluation of new warm-season perennial grass
cultivars propagated by seed in Florida - Year 2
$33,516
Todd Thrift
Impact of implant strategy on Brahman-sired steer
performance, carcass traits, and tenderness
$17,640
Maria L. Silveira
EVALUATING THE AGRONOMIC AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF NEW FL-DEP
$56,183
G Golmohammadi
Mitigation strategies for groundwater quality
improvement in grazing lands of Florida
$56,707
Angela Gonella-Diaza
Genomics to phenomics integration to predict feed
efficiency in beef cattle: year 2.
$50,967
Joao Vendramini
Refining phosphorus fertilization recommendations
for limpograss in South Florida - Year 2
$44,447
Jose C. Dubeux
Animal performance and methane emissions of
cattle grazing stockpiled ‘Gibtuck’ limpograss under
different supplementation strategies in North Florida
$35,663
John F. Roberts
Identification and characterization of biomarkers for
ovarian follicular dysplasia (OFD) in cattle
$53,906
Nicolas DiLorenzo
Potential use of algae as a feed supplement to
increase production and sustainability of Florida beef
$59,250
Raluca Mateescu
Improving the accuracy of genomic selection for
carcass and meat quality
$34,587
Raluca Mateescu
Using genomics to estimate heterosis effect on
growth and carcass traits
$33,859
Ann R. Blount
Mycotoxins in bahiagrass, limpograss, bermudagrass
and smutgrass in Florida pastures
$67,834
Raluca Mateescu
Learning from Brahman cattle how to dissipate heat
in a hot world
$41,867
Yang Lin
Building a soil health database for Florida ranchlands
$21,314
Deanne Maples
Florida Beef Council Beef Marketing & Promotions
Programming
$204,000
Administrative/Audit
For Use to pay for the required Audit and for
Administrative fees that UF might incur
$33,271
Total
$1,000,000
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FY 2021-2022
Project Coordinator
Name of Research Study
$ Available
Joao Vendramini
Evaluation of new warm-season perennial grass cultivars propagated by seed in Florida
$37,051
Brent Sellers
Utility of Liquid Nitrogen Fertilizer and Soil Surfactants for Smutgrass Control with Hexazinone
$47,593
Angela Gonella
Genomics to Phenomics integration to predict feed efficiency in beef cattle
$55,159
Lynn Sollenberger
Selecting New Bahiagrass Varieties for the Florida Cattle Industry
$24,774
Esteban Rios
Diversifying Forage Options for Beef Cattle Systems in Florida
$41,720
Joao Vendramini
Refining phosphorus fertilization recommendations for limpograss in South Florida
$55,150
Brent Sellers
Impact of Individual Macronutrients on Broomsedge Densities in Bahiagrass Pastures
$16,948
Philipe Moriel
Biomarkers to predict future cow performance and response to supplementation
$40,006
Tracy Scheffler
Tenderness of Bos indicus-influenced beef
$18,648
Raluca Mateescu
Using genomics to estimate heterosis effect on growth and carcass traits
$38,332
Mario Binelli
Improving fertility, growth and carcass traits of the UF Brahman herd through genomic selection and targeted breeding
$34,952
Raluca Mateescu
Improving the accuracy of genomic selection for carcass and meat quality
$31,012
Mario Binelli
Predicting Puberty in Brahman Heifers and Bulls
$44,423
John Arthington
UF Brahman Project
$68,908
Maria Silveira
Evaluating the agronomic and environmental impacts of new FL-DEP biosolids rule
$64,328
Todd Thrift
Florida raised beef strip steak quality audit
$13,054
Peter Hansen
Identifying genetic markers for neonatal weak calf syndrome in Brahman cattle
$12,902
Rosvel Bracho-Garrillo
Evaluating the carbon balance and global warming potential of typical Florida cow-calf production systems
$33,476
FCEB
Audit and Operating Expenses
$20,000
Deanne Maples
Florida Beef Council Promotional Request
$50,000
Total
$748,436
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FY 2019-2020
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FY 2018-2019
Project Coordinator Name of Project Amount Approved Executive Summary Mario Binelli Continuing the expansion of the Brahman herd at the University of Florida $56,000 Summary Philipe Moriel Does year-round supplementation of cows pay off? $19,769 Summary Mauricio A. Elzo Florida Brahman: Genomic selection for tenderness, marbling, and reproductive tract score $106,357 Summary Raluca Mateescu Using Genomics to Beef Up meat quality in Brahman influenced cattle $58,000 Philipe Moriel Evaluating cost-effective supplementation programs for cows during late-gestation $18,000 Summary Brent Sellers Optimizing Herbicide Rates for Wiping Smutgrass and Impacts of Rainfall and Non-structural Carbohydrates on Smutgrass Control $22,259 Summary Brent Sellers Increasing Soil Fertility to Manage Broomsedge in Bahiagrass Pastures $28,511 Summary Jose C Dubeux Supplementation strategies for first-calf heifers grazing stockpiled limpograss in North Florida $25,000 Philipe Moriel Overcoming the negative impacts of frequency of supplementation on reproduction of developing replacement beef heifers $28,000 Summary Maria L. Silveira Agronomic and environmental impacts of land application of biosolids to bahiagrass pastures in Florida $63,200 Summary Fredy Altpeter Precision breeding for herbicide resistance and improved digestability in bahiagrass $48,000 Summary Cheryl Mackowiak Fertilizer management impacts on Florida bahiagrass pasture health $20,000 Summary Dr Raoul Boughton Florida Calf Loss - 2018-2019 continuation (yr3) $50,000 Summary Marcelo Wallau Management alternatives and variety testing for Alfalfa-Bermudagrass pastures in North Florida $44,983 Ann Blount Presence of grass endophytes and mycotoxins in Florida pastures? $52,000 Summary Esteban Rios Development of Improved Forage Cultivars and Management Systems for Florida Conditions $42,000 Summary Allyson Trimble Florida Beef Marketing and Promotion Ibotta Campaign $50,000 See final report Alan M West Services provided by the Office of the University of Florida Controller will provide to the Cattle Enhancement Board (CEB) $10,000 See final report Purvis Gray & Company Required Annual Audit of Florida Cattle Enhancement Board $7,921 See final report Total $750,000 -
FY 2017-2018
Sellers, Brent
Optimizing herbicide rates for wiping smutgrass and impacts of rainfall and non-structural carbohydrates on smutgrass control
$20,158Boughton, Raoul
Florida Calf Loss
$150,000Silveira, Maria L
Agronomic and environmental impacts of land application of biosolids to bahiagrass pastures in Florida
$49,998Lamb, Cliff
Understanding the relationship between feed efficiency and fertility in replacement beef heifers
$51,324Elzo, Mauricio A
Florida Brahman: Genomic selection for tenderness, marbling, and reproductive tract score
$94,566Mackowiak, Cheryl
Options for phosphorus fertilization and retention in bahiagrass pastures’
$63,349Moriel, Philipe
Does year-round supplementation of cows pay off?
$27,714Moriel, Philipe
Evaluating cost-effective supplementation programs for cows during late-gestation
$37,310Sellers, Brent
Increasing soil fertility to manage broomsedge in bahiagrass pastures
$25,095Dahl, Geoffrey
Development and expansion of the Brahman herd at the University
$15,992Vendramini, Joao
Identification of superior limpograss cultivars under low-input systems
$28,308Huo, Qun
Immune Response Test for Cattle Breeding and Health Management
$40,176Sollenberger, Lynn E
Defining the importance of soil pH, Potassium, and Phosphorus in reversing bahiagrass pasture decline on Florida Cattle Ranches
$17,666Rios, Esteban (was Munoz, Patricio)
Development of Improved Forage Cultivars and Management Systems for Florida Conditions
$43,108Florida Cattlemen's Association
Florida Traceability Initiative -Demonstration Project 2018
$85,000TOTAL 2017-2018 FUNDED: $749,765
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FY 2016-2017
Locke, J.W.C.
Amount Funded: $58,268Vendramini, Joao
Amount Funded: $38,447Silveira, Maria L
Amount Funded: $66,009
Moriel, Philipe
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Amount Funded: $35,276Lamb, Cliff
Amount Funded: $68,693Lamb, Cliff
Amount Funded: $36,449Elzo, Mauricio A
Amount Funded: $208,384Moriel, Philipe
Amount Funded: $49,765Huo, Qun
Amount Funded: $54,486Silveira, Maria L
Amount Funded: $31,680Sollenberger, Lynn E
Amount Funded: $51,233Lamb, Cliff
Amount Funded: $33,784Sellers, Brent
Amount Funded: $24,655Nelson, Corwin
Amount Funded: $54,395Dilorenzo, Nicolas
Amount Funded: $45,445Dahl, Geoffrey
Amount Funded: $86,800Scheffler, Tracy
Amount Funded: $68,890Braden, Tim
Amount Funded: $173,718Mackowiak, Cheryl
Amount Funded: $97,976Sellers, Brent
Amount Funded: $28,829Boughton, Raoul
Amount Funded: $191,427Rios, Esteban
Amount Funded: $59,052Hughes, Ashley
Florida Beef Marketing and Promotion – Option 1
Amount Funded: $250,000Patterson, Geoffrey
Florida Cattle Industry Videos Option 1
Amount Funded: $50,000Souto, Javier
Amount Funded: $25,000TOTAL 2016-2017 FUNDED: $1,980,435
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FY 2015-2016
Fredy Altpeter
$50,000John Arthington
$33,744Cliff Lamb
$22,175Cliff Lamb
$35,225Philip Kaufman
$53,784Ashley Hughes
Florida Beef Marketing Plan Option 2
$249,681FDACS
Pre-Approved FDACS Commercial
$60,000Nicolas DiLorenzo
$33,200Raluca Mateescu
$106,980Brent Sellers
$21,967Cheryl Mackowiak
$53,673Maria Silveira
$69,046Owen Rae
$28,760Lynn Sollenberger
$34,446Joao Vendramini
$25,152Tim Braden
$122,167