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    Range Cattle Research & Education Center

    Range Cattle Research & Education Center

    Attendees listening to a speaker at a field day at the Range Cattle REC

    Webinars at RCREC

    The 'Ona Highlight' is a monthly webinar broadcast of the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, in Ona, FL.


    • 2025

      RCREC Webinars - 2025

      Date Presenter Video PDF
      01/14/2025 Dr. Brett Bultemeier, an Extension assistant professor and the Director of the UF Pesticide Information Office in Gainesville, FL. What's a PULA and is a BLT More than a Sandwich? PDF
      02/11/2025 Colleen Larson, Regional Dairy Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Okeechobee Co. Updates in the Florida Dairy Industry PDF
      03/11/2025 Dr. Tenzy Mncube & Dr. Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Controlling Australian Beardgrass in Florida Pastures PDF
      04/15/2025 Dr. Philipe Moriel, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Heat Stress in Pregnant Beef Cows  

       

    • 2024

      RCREC Webinars - 2024

      Date Presenter Video PDF
      1/9/2024 Dr. Stephen Enloe, a weed science and invasive plant Extension specialist at the UF Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, Gainesville What's New in Peppertree and Climbing Fern Control? PDF
      2/13/2024 Bridget Stice, UF/IFAS Extension Polk and DeSoto Counties and Lauren Butler, UF/IFAS Extension Okeechobee, County Bringing Research to the Ranch: Strengthening the Cattle Industry Through the Educational Outreach of the South Florida Beef Forage Program PDF
      3/12/2024 Marc Frank, an Extension Botanist at the UF Herbarium, Gainesville and Dr. Brent Sellers, a Pasture and Rangeland Weed Management Specialist, UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Grasses Gone Bad! Emerging Invasive Grasses PDF
      4/9/2024 Dr. Maria Silveira, a soil and water specialist at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona An Update on Biosolids Research PDF
      5/21/2024 Dr. Philipe Moriel, a beef cattle nutrition and management specialist at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Nutritional Impacts on Beef Cow Reproduction PDF
      6/11/2024 Dr. Joao Vendramini, a forage specialist at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Invisible Fence: A Tool to Optimize Grazing Management in Florida PDF
      7/09/2024 Dr. Hance Ellington, a rangeland wildlife specialist at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Barriers faced by Florida Landowners in Implementing Effective Wild Pig Management on Private Property PDF
      8/20/2024 Florida Cattlemen's Association - Dale Carlton, President and Rick Moyer, President-Elect Florida Cattlemen's Association: History, structure, and an activity report on state and federal legislation plus other news and helpful information. N/A
      9/10/2024 Hannah Baker, a state specialized Extension agent in beef and forage economics at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona An Overview of the Cattle Market and Planning for the Future PDF
      10/22/2024 Dr. Philipe Moriel, a beef cattle nutrition and management specialist at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Benefits of Probiotic Supplementation in Cow-Calf Herds PDF
      11/22/2024 Dr. Maria Silveira, a soil and water specialist at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona UF Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Update PDF
      12/10/2024 Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi, hydrology and water quality specialist at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC, Ona Groundwater Quantity and Quality Modeling Updates PDF

       

    • 2023

      RCREC Webinars - 2023

      Date Presenter Video PDF
      1/20/2023 Ona Highlight with guest presenter Chris Prevatt, Alabama Farmers Federation Commodity Director Market Outlook & Managing Production Costs in a Volatile Economic Environment PDF
      2/14/2023 Ona Highlight with guest speaker Dr. Thomas Smith, UF Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Dept. Habitat Fragmentation and Landscape Change: Using experiments to investigate processes occurring at large spatial scales PDF
      3/14/2023 Ona Weed Science Program Highlight with Dr. Brent Sellers Update on Broomsedge Studies PDF
      4/11/2023 Ona Highlight with Guest Presenters Laura Bennett and Kalan Royal with SFBFP South Florida Beef Forage Program Opportunities PDF
      5/9/2023 Ona Agronomy Program Highlight with Dr. Joao Vendramini The Importance of Forage Testing to Supplementation Program Design PDF
      6/13/2023 Ona Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Program Highlight with Dr. Hance Ellington Invasive Species in Florida's Rangelands PDF
      7/11/2023 Ona Watershed Hydrology Program Highlight with Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi Conservation Practices to Improve Groundwater Quality in Central Florida PDF
      8/15/2023 Ona Highlight with Guest Presenters Pat Durden and Dale Carlton of the Florida Cattlemen's Association Florida Cattlemen's Association: History, structure, and an activity report on state and federal legislation plus other news and helpful information. N/A
      9/12/2023 Ona Highlight with guest presenter Dr. Cassio Brauner Brazilian Beef Cattle Industry Environmental and Nutritional Challenges and Opportunities PDF
      10/24/2023 Ona Highlight with guest presenter Dr. Augustine Obour Grazing of Cover Crops and Annual Forages to Improve Soil Health in Dryland Cropping Systems in the Semi-Arid Great Plains PDF
      11/14/2023 Ona Soil and Water Science Program Highlight with Dr. Maria Silveira
      LTAR Research Update
      PDF
      12/12/2023 Ona Agronomy Program Highlight with Dr. Joao Vendramini Stockpiled Forages for Cow-Calf Production in Florida PDF

       

    • 2022

      RCREC Webinars - 2022

      Date Presenter Video PDF
      12/13/2022 Ona Highlight with guest presenter Dr. Sally Brown Is Anything Safe? Basics of risk assessment in the era of PFAS PDF
      11/1/2022 Ona LTAR Highlight with Dr. Maria Silveira  Ona Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Highlight PDF
      10/11/2022 Ona Highlight with Dr. Sally Brown (rescheduled to Dec. 13)   none
      9/30/2022 Ona Highlight Chris Prevatt (cancelled due to Hurricane Ian)   none
      8/9/2022 Ona Highlight with Guest Presenters Wes Carlton and Dale Carlton with the Florida Cattlemen's Association Current issues and initiatives of the Florida Cattlemen's Association N/A
      7/12/2022 Ona Highlight with Guest Presenter David Mason Fire Generates Seed Rain Via the Magnet Effect PDF
      6/21/2022 Ona Animal Science Program Highlight with Vinicius Izquierdo Heat Stress in Beef Cattle PDF
      5/10/2022 Ona Wildlife Ecology Program Highlight with Dr. Hance Ellington Wild Pigs in Florida: The what, why, and how PDF
      4/12/2022 Ona Highlight with Guest Presenters Allie Williams and Sheri Trent with the SFBFP Collaboration, Communication, and Education: Enhancing Florida's livestock industry through the SFBFP PDF
      3/8/2022 Ona Graduate Student Highlight with Jaime Garzon Ecosystem Services of Overseeding Aeschynomene into Bahiagrass Pastures in Florida PDF
      2/08/2022 Ona Highlight with Guest Presenter, Colleen Larson The SLICK Gene in Holstein Cattle Improves Thermotolerance
      PDF
      1/11/2022 Ona Weed Science Program Highlight with Dr. Brent Sellers  Ways to Manage Smutgrass: Past, present, and future PDF

       

    • 2021

      RCREC Webinars - 2021

      DateTypeTitle and MediaPresenter
      12/14/2021 Ona Graduate Student Highlight with Clay Cooper 

      Video: Brunswickgrass Management with Hexazinone in Bahiagrass Pastures

      PDF: Ona Highlight Clay Cooper December 2021 PDF

      Clay Cooper 
      11/16/2021 Ona Soil and Water Science Program Highlight  Opportunities to Increase Soil Carbon Sequestration in Subtropical Grazinglands
      Ona Highlight Maria Silveira Nov 2021 PDF  
      Dr. Maria Silveira 
      10/19/2021 Ona LTAR Hightlight  Using Manureshed Management to Connect Distant Links of the Beef Supply Chain  Dr. Maria Silveira with  Guest Presenter Dr. Sheri Spiegal 
      9/14/2021 Ona Highlight - The DeLuca Preserve and the Grasshopper Sparrow  Description of the DeLuca Preserve and How Working Landscapes May Be Pivotal to Protecting the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow
      Ona Highlight DeLuca Preserve Sept 2021 PDF 
      Dr. Brent Sellers with guest presenters Dr. Reed Bowman and Fabiola ‘Fabby’ Baeza
      8/3/2021 Ona Highlight with guests  2021 Issues and Initiatives of the Florida Cattlemen's Association  Cliff Coddington and Jim Handley of the Florida Cattlemen's Association 
      7/13/2021 Ona Animal Science Program Highlight  Heat Stress on Beef Cattle
      Ona Highlight Philipe Moriel July 2021 PDF 
      Dr. Philipe Moriel 
      6/8/2021 Ona Highlight with Guest Presenter  A Matter of Choices: Importance of variety selection and resources available
      Ona Highlight Marcelo Wallau June 2021 PDF  
      Dr. Marcelo Wallau 
      5/11/2021 Ona Rangeland Wildlife Program Highlight  Identifying Predators Involved in Livestock Loss
      Ona Highlight Hance Ellington May 2021 PDF 
      Dr. Hance Ellington 
      4/13/2021 Ona Highlight Featuring the South Florida Beef Forage Program  South Florida Beef Forage Program Appetizer
      Ona Highlight Lindsey Wiggins April 2021 PDF 
      Lindsey Wiggins and Lauren Butler
      3/9/2021  Ona Agronomy Program Highlight  The use of Sunn Hemp as a Cover Crop and Forage in Florida
      Ona Highlight Joao Vendramini March 2021 PDF
      Dr. Joao Vendramini 
      2/9/2021  Ona Highlight with Guest Presenter  Cull Cow Considerations
      Ona Highlight Todd Thrift February 2021 PDF
      Dr. Todd Thrift 
      1/12/2021  Ona Weed Science Program Highlight  Broomsedge Management in Bahiagrass Pastures
      Ona Highlight Brent Sellers January 2021 PDF 
      Dr. Brent Sellers 
    • 2020

      Ona Highlight Wes Anderson December 2020 PDF

      RCREC Webinars - 2020

      DatedTypeTitle and MediaPresenter
      12/08/2020  Ona Graduate Student Highlight  Impacts of an Invasive Ecosystem Engineer Upon Wetlands and Aquatic Communities Across a Subtropical Agroecosystem
      Ona Highlight Wes Anderson December 2020 PDF 
      Wes Anderson 
      11/10/2020  Ona Graduate Student Highlight   Pre-calving Nutrition of Beef Females
      Ona Highlight Liz Palmer November 2020 PDF 
      Liz Palmer 
      10/13/2020  Ona Highlight with Guest Presenter  Carbon and water dynamics in FL Rangelands: Management Environmental Fluctuations
      Ona Highlight Rosvel Bracho October 2020 PDF 
      Dr. Rosvel Bracho 
      9/8/2020  Ona Highlight with Guest Presenter  Reproductive Management Strategies for Beef Cattle in Florida
      Ona Highlight Mario Binelli Sept 2020 PDF 
      Dr. Mario Binelli 
      8/11/2020  Ona Highlight  2020 Issues and Initiatives of the Florida Cattlemen's Association  Gene Lollis and Jim Handley of the Florida Cattlemen's Association 
      7/14/2020  Ona Weed Science Program Highlight  Applying Hexazinone with Fertilizer for Smutgrass Control
      Ona Highlight Brent Sellers July 2020 PDF 
      Brent Sellers 
      6/9/2020  Ona Highlight  Q & A with the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Faculty  UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Faculty (all)
      5/12/2020  Ona Highlight Featuring the South Florida Beef Forage Program  Dividing Tasks & Multipying Success: Regional collaborative effort delivering high-quality education & research
      Ona Highlight SFBFP May 2020 PDF
      Ona Highlight SFBFP May 2020 PDF part 2  
      Lauren Butler
      Lindsey Wiggins 
      4/14/2020  Ona Beef Cattle and Forage Economics Highlight  Searching for the Bottom of the U.S. Beef Cattle Price Cycle
      Ona Highlight Chris Prevatt April 2020 PDF
      Chris Prevatt 
      3/10/2020  Ona Soil and Water Science Highlight  Agronomic and Environmental Impacts of Land Application of Biosolids to Bahia Pastures in Florida
      Ona Highlight Maria Silveira March 2020 PDF 
      Maria Silveira 
      2/11/2020  Ona Agronomy Program Highlight  The use of additives to improve fermentation and nutritive value of warm-season forage haylage
      Ona Highlight Joao Vendramini February 2020 PDF 
      Joao Vendramini 
      1/14/2020  Ona Weed Science Program Highlight  Whitehead Broom Biology and Management
      Ona Highlight Brent Sellers January 2020 PDF 
      Brent Sellers 
    • 2019

      RCREC Webinars - 2019

      DatedTypeTitle and MediaPresenter
      12/10/2019  Ona Graduate Student Highlight  Burrowing Owls on Florida Cattle Ranches
      Ona Highlight Liz Rose 2019 Dec PDF 
      Liz Rose 
      11/19/2019  Ona LTAR Highlight  Assessing the Effect of Prescribed Fire Frequency and Association with Chopping on Sustainability of Southern Florida Rangelands
      Ona Highlight Marta Kohmann 2019 Nov PDF 
      Marta Kohmann 
      10/8/2019  Ona Animal Science Highlight  Fetal Programming Studies in Florida
      Ona Highlight Philipe Moriel October 2019 PDF 
      Philipe Moriel 
      9/10/2019  Ona Graduate Student Highlight Differences in Selenium and Copper Metabolism between Brahman and Angus Cattle
      Ona Highlight Juliana Ranches 2019 Sept PDF 
      Juliana Ranches 
      8/13/2019  Ona Highlight with guests  2019 Issues and Initiatives of the Florida Cattlemen's Association  Matt Pearce and Jim Handley of the Florida Cattlemen's Association 
      7/2/2019  Ona Agronomy Program Highlight   Warm-Season Forage Mixtures for Pasture Establishment
      Ona Highlight Joao Vendramini July 2019 PDF 
      Joao Vendramini 
      6/11/2019  Ona Graduate Student Highlight 

      Implementation of Integrated Management Practices to Manage Giant Smutgrass (Sporobolus Indicus Var. Pyramidalis) in Bahiagrass Pastures
      Ona Highlight Jose Dias 2019 June PDF

      José Luiz Carvalho de Souza Dias 
      5/21/2019  Ona Beef Cattle and Forage Economics Highlight Cow-Calf Management Strategies for the Bottom of the Cattle Price Cycle
      Ona Highlight Chris Prevatt 2019 May PDF 
      Chris Prevatt 
      4/9/2019  Ona Soil and Water Science Highlight  Proposed Changes in Regulations Governing Land Application of Biosolids in Florida
      Ona Highlight Maria Silveira 2019 April PDF 
      Maria Silveira 
      3/12/2019  Ona LTAR Program Highlight  Effects of prescribed fire on cattle use and foraging behavior in subtropical grasslands
      Ona Highlight Britt Smith 2019 March PDF 
      Britt Smith 
      2/12/2019  Ona Animal Science Highlight  Assessing Beef Ranch Trace Mineral Status
      Ona Highlight John Arthington 2019 Feb PDF 
      John Arthington 
      1/8/2019  Ona Weed Science Program  Management of Brunswickgrass in Bahia Seed Production Fields
      Ona Highlight Brent Sellers 2019 Jan PDF 
      Brent Sellers 
    • 2018

      RCREC Webinars - 2018

      DatedTypeTitle and MediaPresenter
      12/11/2018  Ona Rangeland Wildlife and Ecosystems Program Highlight  Wild Hogs and Big Data: How to deal with 7 million game camera images to answer questions on hog biology and management
      Ona Highlight Raoul Boughton 2018 Dec PDF 
      Raoul Boughton 
      11/13/2018  Ona Highlight with guest presenter  Archbold-UF LTAR Project: Manipulating fire and grazing to enhance the delivery of ecosystem services from subtropical humid grasslands
      OnaHighlightBetseyBoughton_2018_Nov 
      Betsey Boughton of MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center 
      10/09/2018  Ona Graduate Student Highlight  Impacts of wild pigs on wetlands and aquatic communities across a Florida rangeland
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Wes Anderson 
      09/11/2018   Ona Agronomy Highlight  Program Update - Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Limpograss
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Joao Vendramini 
      08/14/2018  Ona Highlight with guest presenter  Conservation Easements from a rancher's perspective
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Jim Strickland, Vice Chairman of Florida Conservation Group & owner of Blackbeard Ranch in Manatee County 
      07/10/2018  Ona Beef Cattle and Forage Economics Program Highlight  Program Update - Marketing 2018 Feeder Calves
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Chris Prevatt 
      6/12/2018  Ona Highlight with guest presenter  Beef Cattle Reproductive Challenges in Florida
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Mario Binelli of the UF Animal Sciences Dept. 
      5/16/2018  Weed Science Program Highlight  Smutgrass Down Under: Our recent exposure to smutgrass management in Australia
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Brent Sellers 
      4/10/2018  Ona Graduate Student Highlight  Evaluation of management practices to improve pintoi peanut productivity and nutritive value in South Florida
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Joao Sanchez 
      3/13/2018  Animal Science Highlight  An Update on the Florida Cattlemen's Association Projects & a Summary of the Body Condition Score Extension Programs Recently Completed
      PDF of PowerPoint 
      Philipe Moriel 
      2/13/2018  Soil and Water Sciences Highlight  How to interpret your soil test results
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Maria Silveira 
      1/22/2018  Animal Science Highlight  Selenium Nutrition of Grazing Beef Cattle in Florida
      Download PDF of presentation
      John Arthington 
    • 2017

      RCREC Webinars - 2017

      DatedTypeTitle and MediaPresenter
      12/12/2017   Rangeland Wildlife and Ecosystems Highlight  Using Drones to Assess Feral Swine Damage on Florida Rangeland
      Download PDF of presentation
      Raoul Boughton 
      11/14/2017  Livestock and Forage Economics Highlight  Beef Cattle and Forage Economics Highlight
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Chris Prevatt 
      11/14/2017  Agronomy Highlight  The Use of Sunnhemp as Forage in Florida  Joao Vendramini 
      5/9/2017  Animal Science Highlight  FCA 2017 Studies and Preconditioning Studies
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Philipe Moriel & Gleise da Silva 
      4/11/2017  Weed Science Highlight  Students, Perennial Peanut, Smutgrass, and Bermudagrass
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Brent Sellers 
      1/20/2017  Animal Science Highlight  Factors impacting the free-choice intake of salt-based mineral supplements 
      Download PDF of John Arthington's presentationDownload PDF of Juliana Ranches' presentation 
      John Arthington & Juliana Ranches 
    • Ona Report Presentations

      Ona Report Presentations

      DatePresentationPresenter
      November 2017  FL Beef Enhancement studies – Will nutritional management of pregnant beef cows impact future calf performance
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Philipe Moriel 
      May 2017  Post-weaning nutrition and puberty induction protocol for beef heifers in Florida
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Philipe Moriel 
      December 2016  Technology and Calf Loss: Advancing research in Florida cattle  Raoul Boughton 
      November 2016  Recent nutritional strategies to enhance reproductive performance of heifers – A summary of Range Cattle REC studies  Philipe Moriel 
      October 2016  Managing Soil Quality for Pasture Sustainability
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Maria Silveira 
      September 2016 

      Should I Buy Stocker Calves this Fall or a Fishing License?
      Download PDF of presentationDownload PDF of presentation - large slides

      Chris Prevatt 
      August 2016  Broomsedge Management in Bahiagrass Pasture: An ongoing study
      Download PDF of presentation
      Brent Sellers 
      July 2016  Understanding "SHRINK" in Beef Cattle
      Download PDF of presentation 
      John Arthington 
      June 2016  Ona Report: Special Edition  RCREC Faculty (all)
      May 2016  Grasslands: The importance of mosaics for wildlife
      Burrowing Owl - rattle snake call (used to warn away unwanted visitors)
      Raoul Boughton 
      April 2016  Use of monensin on beef cattle grazing low-quality forages
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Joao Vendramini 
      March 2016  Jiggs Bermudagrasss and Limpograss Responses to Potassium and Phosphorus Fertilization
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Maria Silveira 
      February 2016  Pasture Weed Control Following a Wet and Warm Fall
      Download PDF of presentation
      Brent Sellers 
      January 2016  2016 Beef Cattle Market Outlook
      Download PDF of presentation 
      Chris Prevatt 
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