Range Cattle Research and Education Center

RCREC Calendar of Events

View a complete listing of upcoming purebred cattle sales, shows, and meetings.

Upcoming Events

September 2026

Date	Event
1	Bull Selection and Management for Herd Profitability - 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. A SFBFP program at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Location: 3401 Experiment Station, Ona, FL. Registration has ended. Questions? Contact Hannah Baker, h.baker@ufl.edu.
8	Ona Highlight - 'Controlling Newly Invading Cogongrass Patches in Bahiagrass Pastures’ - 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. Brent Sellers, Professor and Center Director, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona. Register - Attend by Zoom: click here Attend in person: call 863-735-1001
22-26	Florida Producer Education Trip: Texas Panhandle - Open to 15 Florida producers (only 1 per ranch; must be owner/manager/decision maker) Applications were excepted until July 3. Questions? Contact Hannah Baker at h.baker@ufl.edu

October 2026

Date	Event
15	UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC 'Beef Cattle Reproduction' Field Day - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Location: UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, 3401 Experiment Station, Ona, FL To register: call 863-735-1001 or email ona@ifas.ufl.edu Registration includes a color copy of the field day proceedings with speaker handouts and a steak lunch. Early registration: now until 9/15 - $25 General registration: 9/16 to 10/13 - $35 Day of registration: $50
20	Ona Highlight - 'Updates on heat stress in cow-calf pairs: The last 5 years of research'- 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. Philipe Moriel, Associate Professor, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona. Register - Attend by Zoom: click here Attend in person: call 863-735-1001

Date

Event

UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC 'Beef Cattle Reproduction' Field Day
- 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, 3401 Experiment Station, Ona, FL
To register: call 863-735-1001 or email ona@ifas.ufl.edu

Registration includes a color copy of the field day proceedings with speaker handouts and a steak lunch.
Early registration: now until 9/15 - $25
General registration: 9/16 to 10/13 - $35
Day of registration: $50

Ona Highlight - 'Updates on heat stress in cow-calf pairs: The last 5 years of research'- 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
with Dr. Philipe Moriel, Associate Professor, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona.
Register -
Attend by Zoom: click here
Attend in person: call 863-735-1001

November 2026

Date	Event
10	Ona Highlight - 'A Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Update'’- 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. Rosvel Bracho, Associate Research Scientist, Carbon, Greenhouse Gases, Water, and Nutrient Dynamics, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona. Register - Attend by Zoom: click here Attend in person: call 863-735-1001

December 2026

Date	Event
8	Ona Highlight - 'Solving Salt Sickness: The Discovery That Helped Build Florida’s Modern Cattle Industry'- 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. John Arthington Professor, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona. Register - Attend by Zoom: click here Attend in person: call 863-735-1001