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

• Bi-annual report summaries
  • 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.

   

• Calculators
  • Controlled Calving Season and Revenue Calculator - 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

  • 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.

  •  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

  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

  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.

   

   

• 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
  • View a full list of Hannah's publications