Virtual Classroom
Training
Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show - January 21, 2021
- Welcome messages and opening remarks:
- 0:00 - welcome message from Lauren Butler, Chair
- 2:38 - opening remarks from Gene Lollis, Florida Cattlmen's Association President
- 16:04 - 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)
- Presenters:
- Awards Presentation:
- 1:30:00 - Bridget Stice, Past Chair
- Break:
- 1:35:06 - Thank you to all the 2021 Sponsors (sponsor ads)
- Presenters:
2020 - 2021 In-Service Training - A Day with Your Specialist
Produced for county and state extension faculty. To request access to these recordings, click the link.
- 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
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)
2016 Forage In-Service Training - August 23, 2016
- Principles of nutrient management for sustainable forage production - Maria Silveira
- Measurements of forage quantity and nutritive value - Joao Vendramini
- Warm-season forage management - Lynn Sollenberger
- Cool-season forage management - Jose Dubeux
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
