Virtual Classroom at RCREC
This virtual classroom is your "one stop shop" for useful and helpful information about happenings at RCREC. That includes everything from trainings, to workshops, podcasts and webinars, guest presenters, field day highlights, and more.
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Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show (2024)
41st Annual Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show
'Capitalizing on the Market'January 24, 2024 - Okeechobee
Program Welcome - Christa Kirby, Manatee Co. Ext. Livestock Agent and Pat Durden, President, Florida Cattlemen's Association Research Update: Cattle GI Parasites: Deworming Efficacy Study - Dr. Joao Bittar, Assistant Professor, Beef Cattle Extension Value Added Marketing Programs - Clay Murray, Representative, Superior Livestock
FCACS Update - Jorge Abreau, District Representative, FDACS
Maximizing Profits: Optimizing What We Have - Hannah Baker, State Specialized Agent II, Beef Cattle and Forage Economics
Producer Panel Discussion -
Moderator: Dr. Tim Marshall, (retired) UF/IFAS Beef Cattle Specialist
Pat Durden, Durden Red Angus
Henry Kempfer, Kempfer Cattle Company
Alex Johns, Seminole Tribe of Florida
Gene Lollis, Archbold Biological Buck Island Ranch -
Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show (2021)
Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show
January 21, 2021
Description Video Placement welcome message from Lauren Butler, Chair 0:00 opening remarks from Gene Lollis, Florida Cattlmen's Association President 2:38 opening remarks from Dr. Jeanna Mastrodicasa, UF/IFAS Associate VP for Operations (filling in for Dr. Scott Angle, UF/IFAS VP for Agriculture and Natural Resources) 16:04 Morning Presenters
Description Video Placement Chris Prevatt, Beef Cattle and Forage Economist UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona
How to be a high return producer in a down market24:41 Dr. Joao 'Joe' Vendramini, Forage Specialist , UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona
Recovering the foundation of your operation in pasture management51:40 Awards Presentation
Description Video Placement Bridget Stice, Past Chair 1:30:00 Break
Description Video Placement Thank you to all the 2021 Sponsors (sponsor ads) 1:35:06 Afternoon Presenters
Description Video Placement Dr. Nicolas DeLarenzo, Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management, UF/IFAS North Florida REC, Marianna
Impacts of shorting supplementation1:54:05 Dr. Todd Thrift, Cow-calf Management, UF Animal Sciences Dept., Gainesville 2:43:30 -
Florida Cattle Enhancement Program In-Service Training
Florida Cattle Enhancement Program In-Service Training
September 26, 2017
- Identification of Superior Limpograss Under Low-Input Systems – Joao Vendramini
Download PDF of presentation - Broomsedge and Smutgrass Management in Bahiagrass Pastures – Brent Sellers
Download PDF of presentation - Agronomic and Environmental Impacts of Biosolids Application to Bahiagrass Pastures – Maria Silveira
Download PDF of presentation - Tracking and Identifying Causes of Calf Loss on Florida Ranches – Raoul Boughton
Download PDF of presentation - BCS Management and Supplementation Strategies – Philipe Moriel
Download PDF of presentation
- Identification of Superior Limpograss Under Low-Input Systems – Joao Vendramini
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2020-2021 In-Service Training
2020-2021 In-Service Training - A Day with Your Specialist
Produced for county and state extension faculty. click the link to send an e-mail to the coordinator to request access to the training.
- Updates on forage for winter and new warm-season perennial grass cultivars with Dr. Joao Vendramini -
December 15, 2020- Managing forages for the winter in South Florida
- New warm-season perennial grass cultivars
- A visit to the field.
- Nutritional strategies to boost health, reproduction, and immunity of beef cattle with Dr. Philipe Moriel-
January 7, 2021- Body condition score vs. reproduction
- Frequency of spplementation
- Early weaning
- Pasture weed management with Dr. Brent Sellers -
January 22, 2021- Setting up demonstration plots & evaluating herbicide effectiveness
- Weed control in pastures
- Characteristics of common plant families of Florida pastures
- Basic soil-plant relationships with Dr. Maria Silveira -
February 12, 2021 (a handout of the PowerPoint is also available)- Basic soil chemical principles and reactions that control plant nutrient availability
- Soil acidity
- Nitrogen cycle
- Phosphorus cycle
- Developing a deeper understanding of beef cattle and forage economics with State Specialized Agent II, Chris Prevatt - March 10, 2021
- Investigating predator attacks on livestock with Dr. Hance Ellington - February 12, 2021
- Updates on forage for winter and new warm-season perennial grass cultivars with Dr. Joao Vendramini -
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Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Tutorial
Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring (BCS) Tutorial
April 2018
- Part 1 - Importance of Beef Cattle Body Condition Score (BCS): how it affects the fertility and profitability of your cow-calf operation
- Part 2 - The Body Condition Score (BCS) System: what it is and how to use it
Helpful Resources for BCS
- Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows
- Lawton Stewart and Ted Dyer - Implications of Cow Body Condition Score on Productivity
- Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, and Joel Yelich - Body Condition Score (BCS) System - Part 2
(PDF of PowerPoint slides) - BCS Team - Body Condition Score (BCS) Flowchart (PDF)
- BCS Team - Meet the BCS Team (JPG image)
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Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show (2017)
Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show
January 19, 2017
- Welcome and Comments from Ned Waters, President Florida Cattlemen's Association
- UF/IFAS Update from Brenda Rodgers, South Central Florida Extension District Director
- Beef Cattle Industry Economic Outlook - Duane Lenz
- Controlling Weeds in Florida's Pastures - Brent Sellers
- Energy and Protein Supplementation - Philipe Moriel
- The Veterinary Feed Directive: What It Means for Your Operation - Matt Hersom
- 2016 Forage In-Service Training
