Range Cattle Research and Education Center

Range Cattle Research and Education Center

Beef cattle at the Range Cattle REC

RCREC Calendar of Events

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

Upcoming Events

May 2026

Date	Event
12	Ona Highlight - 'Training the Next Generation of Agriculture Professionals While Bringing Doom to the Whitehead Broom’ - 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Lindsey Crum, UF/IFAS Multi-County Livestock Extension Agent III and Dr. Carey Minteer, Associate Professor, Biological Control of Invasive Plants Register - Attend by Zoom: click here Attend in person: call 863-735-1001
26	Herd Health Seminar - 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Arcadia Stockyard, 2719 Earnest Street, Arcadia, FL For details and to register, click here.

June 2026

Date	Event
9	Ona Highlight - 'Virtual Fence’- 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. Juliana Ranches, Assistant Professor and Extension Beef Specialist, Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (EOARC). Register - Attend by Zoom: click here Attend in person: call 863-735-1001
11	17^th Annual Youth Field Day -June 11, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Space is limited. For all the event details and how to register, click here. 2027 t-shirt design contest closes 6/9, for details and to submit an entry, click here. If you would like to order a shirt, click here.

July 2026

Date	Event
14	Ona Highlight - 'A Rangeland Wildlife Ecology Lab Update: Coyotes & Turkeys’ - 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. Hance Ellington, Assistant Professor, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona. Register - Attend by Zoom: (link coming soon) Attend in person: call 863-735-1001

August 2026

Date	Event
11	Ona Highlight - 'A Florida Cattlemen's Association Update’ - 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with guest presenters John Williamson, FCA President and Dusty Holley, FCA Executive Vice President. Register - Attend by Zoom: (link coming soon) Attend in person: call 863-735-1001

September 2026

Date	Event
8	Ona Highlight - 'Cogongrass’ - 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. Brent Sellers, Professor and Center Director, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona. Register - Attend by Zoom: (link coming soon) 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 are now being accepted. Deadline: July 3 For details and to apply, click here. Questions? contact Hannah Baker at h.baker@ufl.edu

October 2026

Date	Event
13	Ona Highlight - 'An Animal Science Program Update’- 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. with Dr. Philipe Moriel, Associate Professor, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona. Register - Attend by Zoom: (link coming soon) Attend in person: call 863-735-1001
15	UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Field Day - 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Watch for details in summer 2026. Questions? Call 863-735-1001.