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    Range Cattle Research and Education Center

    Range Cattle Research and Education Center

    Hannah Baker

     

    State Specialized Extension Agent II - Beef Cattle and Forage Economics

    • Extension Focus (100%)

      Originally from Adel, Georgia, I am excited to be returning to the southeast to join the team at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona, Florida. I'll be joining the team in June 2023.

      I attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College where I obtained a dual degree in Agribusiness and Agriculture with an emphasis in Livestock Production. I interned on cattle ranches in Kansas and Georgia and worked for the UGA Experiment Station as a student research assistant during my time as ABAC. I earned my master’s degree at Oklahoma State University in Agricultural Economics where I developed an economic analysis of rangeland management alternatives. My education and experiences have prepared me for this next step in building a career centered around benefiting the beef cattle industry. In this role, I plan to continuously build on relationships with Florida cattle producers, county agents, and research faculty to efficiently address current issues affecting the Florida beef cattle industry.

      Extension program

      • Creating valuable relationships with Florida producers, county agents, and research faculty to provide economic information to benefit the Florida Cattle Industry
      • Developing & maintaining enterprise budgets for cow-calf operations & forage management
      • Providing economic insight on cost-effective management practices supported by research faculty
      • Evaluating communication & dissemination methods to producers by collaborating with county agents
      • Exploring feasible & profitable winter-feeding alternative options for cattle producers
      • Evaluating alternative marketing strategies for beef cattle
      • Providing economic information for small farms exploring expansion and/or changes to become more economically efficient

       

    Helpful Resources

    • Annual report summaries
      • January 2025 - Annual Cattle Market Report
      • January 2024 - A summary of the bi-annual cattle inventory reports.
      • July 2023 - A summary of the bi-annual cattle inventory reports and what they indicate in terms of expansion and prices in the beef cattle industry.

       

    • Estimation Tools
      • Controlled Calving Season and Revenue Calculator - download Excel Spreadsheet
      • Limpograss Establishment Budget - download Excel Spreadsheet
      • Replacement Heifer Cost Estimation Tool - download Excel Spreadsheet

       

       

    • Fact Sheets
      • Cost of Keeping an Open Cow - view PDF
      • Estimating the Investment Cost of Raising Replacement Heifers - view PDF

      • Managing Input Costs: The importance of record keeping - view PDF
      • The Economic Impact of Raising and Selling a Uniform Calf Crop - view PDF

      • The Economic Importance of Sorting Your Cows Based on Their Nutritional Requirements - view PDF
      • Steers and Bulls: Price gap, price slides, and the value of additional pounds - view PDF

       

       

    • Florida Cattle Market Update

      Published monthly in the Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal.

      2025

      • January 2025 - A Snapshot of the January 2025 Annual Cattle Market Report
      • February 2025 - Replacement Heifer Inventory: The Past and the Present
      • March 2025 - The Importance of Recordkeeping in a Good Year
      • April 2025 - Heifers on Feed: Not as Many, but Still Too
      • May 2025 - Livestock Slaughter & Beef Production

      2024

      •  January 2024 - 2024: A year of stabilizing, expanding, or both?
      •  February 2024 - Characteristics of beef cow operations in Florida, 2022 Ag Census
      • March 2024 - Current and Future Feedlot Inventories
      • April 2024 - Feedlot Happenings, Carcass Weights, and Beef Supply
      • May 2024 - Hay Stocks and Pasture Conditions
      • June 2024 - The Cull Cow Market
      • July 2024 - Pasture Conditions, Cattle on Feed, & Prices
      • August 2024 - Calf Prices & Supplies
      • September 2024 - Seasonality Price Trends in Florida
      • October 2024 - Still No Sign of Heifer Retention
      • November 2024 - Cattle on Feed Placements & Marketings
      • December 2024 - A Recap of 2024

      2023

      • August 2023 - What should producers be expecting this fall?
      • September 2023 - How can producers use the female cattle market to plan?
      • October 2023 - The 2023 fall season will involve feeding hay but will not involve herd expansion.
      • November 2023 - Seasonality price trends and feedlot placements
      • December 2023 - What will the new year bring?

       

       

    • Presentations

      2025

      • Managing Input Costs: The importance of recording keeping
        Presented at the Florida Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show
        Jan. 23, 2025 - Okeechobee, FL
        View:  PDF
      • The "Real" Cost of an Animal Per Acre
        Presented at CFLAG Pasture School
        May 29, 2025
        View: PDF

      2024

      • Maximizing Profits: Optimizing what we have
        Presented at the Florida Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show
        Jan. 24, 2024 - Okeechobee, FL
        View: PDF
        View: Video recording of presentation.
      • The Economics of Reproductive Efficiency
        Presented at the South Florida Beef Forage Program (SFBFP) Reproduction School
        April 16 - 18, 2024 - Clewiston, FL (Hendry County)
        View: PDF
      • Establishing Bahiagrass: The How-To & Costs
        Presented at the Central Florida Livestock Agents Group (CFLAG) Pasture Management School
        April 22 - 23, 2024 - DeLand, FL (Volusia County)
        View: PDF
      • The Economic Impact of Reproductive Efficiency
        Presented at the Central Florida Livestock Agents Group (CFLAG) Repro School
        August 2024
        View: PDF
      • Economics of Winter Supplementation: How the Present Affects the Future
        Presented at the SFBFP Winter Supplementation Program.
        Sept. 19, 2024 - Kenansville, FL
        View: PDF

      2023

      • Economic Impacts of Supplementation: Spending Money to Make Money
        Presented at the Seasonal Resilience: Management Strategies to Maximize Winter Performance, which was hosted by the South Florida Beef Forage Program
        Sept. 14, 2023 - Okeechobee, FL
        View: PDF
        View: Video recording of the presentation.

       

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    Contact

    Range Cattle Research & Education Center
    3401 Experiment Station
    Ona, FL 33865
    (863) 374-7051
    h.baker@ufl.edu

    • Education
      • M.S. Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK, Agricultural Economics, 2023
      • B.S. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College - Tifton, GA, Agribusiness, 2021
      • B.S. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College - Tifton, GA, Agriculture: Livestock production, 2021
      • A.S. Georgia Military College - Valdosta, GA, General studies, 2018
    • Employment

      State Specialized Agent II, University of Florida - IFAS Extension, Range Cattle Research and Extension Center, Ona, FL, June 2023 to present.

    • Publications
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    3401 Experiment Station, Ona, FL 33865
    (863) 735-1001

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