| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #200 | |||||||||
| Exploiting Feed Efficiency Attributes in Beef Cattle to Enhance Profit and Environmental Sustainability in Jackson County | |||||||||
| Requester: | University of Florida | Organization: | IFAS - North Florida Research and Education Center | ||||||
| Project Title: | Exploiting Feed Efficiency Attributes in Beef Cattle to Enhance Profit and Environmental Sustainability in Jackson County | Date Submitted | 1/14/2003 4:27:18 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Kilmer | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Statewide interest. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | University of Florida - IFAS-North Fl Research and Ed Ctr | Contact: | George Hochmuth | ||||||
| 3925 Hwy 71 | Contact Phone: | (850) 875-7116 | |||||||
| Marianna 324467906 | |||||||||
| Counties: | Jackson | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| This project is to establish a research infrastructure at the University of Florida's North Florida Research and Education Center using a wide range of biological types of cattle representative of the US beef industry to improve feed and forage efficiencies along with decreasing animal waste production. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| To construct and renovate existing building for use of establishing a research and education program with the goal of developing and delivering technologies to reduce consumption of feed and forage by improving feed conversion efficiency in beef cattle. This will increase ranch profit through reduced input costs and reduce potential environment disruption through reduced animal waste production. This project will integrate animal, forage and environmental sciences. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| Identify item(s) in the FY 2003-04 Appropriations Bill to be reduced: | |||||||||
| Specific Appropriation #: | 166C | ||||||||
| Specific Appropriation Title: | Aid to local governments - Grants & Aids Institute of Food & Agricultural Science | ||||||||
| Amount to be reduced: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $500,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Construction | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | No | ||||||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | No | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Jackson County Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 10/08/2002 | ||||||||