57th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course
Florida Beef Cattle Short Course, April 30 - May 2, 2008
"Positioning Cattle Producers to Access Markets, Choose Bulls, and Fine Tune Management"
- 2008 Agenda (.pdf 409KB)
- Past Proceedings
2008 Speakers Publications and Power Point Presentations
John Lawrence
- Economic and Market Outlook for 2008 (.pdf 25KB)
- Economic and Market Outlook for 2008 (.pdf 356KB)
Kerry Smith
- Implementation of Instrument Grading for Beef Carcasses (.pdf 17KB)
- Implementation of Instrument Grading for Beef Carcasses (.pdf 2.54MB)
Kerry Smith
- Market Definitions of Alternative Production Systems (.pdf 24KB)
- Market Definitions of Alternative Production Systems (.pdf 1.25MB)
Curt Lacy
- Economic Comparison of Alternative Production Systems (.pdf 3.81MB)
Jane Parish
- Understanding and Utilizing EPDs to Select Bulls (.pdf 453KB)
- Understanding and Utilizing EPDs to Select Bulls(.pdf 2.08MB)
Dorian Garrick
- "No Bull" Discussion on Genetic Markers (.pdf 32KB)
- "No Bull" Discussion on Genetic Markers (.pdf 580KB)
Chad Chase
- Adapting Bulls to Florida (.pdf 32KB)
- Adapting Bulls to Florida (.pdf 81KB)
Curt Lacy
- How Much Can I pay for a Bull? (.pdf 690KB)
Joel Yelich
- Fertility and Breeding Evaluation of Bulls (.pdf 282KB)
Matt Hersom
- Bull Management for Commercial Producers: Nutrition (.pdf 46KB)
- Bull Management for Commercial Producers: Nutrition (.pdf 999KB)
Matt Hersom
- Backgrounding Calves on Co-products (.pdf 57KB)
- Backgrounding Calves on Co-products (.pdf 282KB)
Brad Austin
- Forage-Based Replacement Heifer Management (.pdf 40KB)
- Forage-Based Replacement Heifer Management (.pdf 695KB)
Jesse Savell
- Factors Affecting Calf Value (.pdf 1.90KB)
Maria Silveira
- Utilization of Biosolids for Pasture Fertilization (.pdf 30KB)
- Utilization of Biosolids for Pasture Fertilization (.pdf 291KB)
Joao Vendramini and John Arthington
- Utilization of Limpograss for Grazing (.pdf 77KB)
- Utilization of Limpograss for Grazing (.pdf 579KB)
Smith-Lever 100th Anniversary
The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established the Cooperative Extension Service, which allows us all to benefit from the knowledge of our land-grant universities. Extension has helped millions of Floridians by tapping the latest information from the research engines of the University of Florida and Florida A&M and converting it into practical knowledge we use every day.
Solutions for Your Life
UF/IFAS Extension maintains an easy-to-use, comprehensive Web site, Solutions for Your Life.
Did You Know?
The UF/IFAS Florida Beef Extension Web site is the central gateway to all online Beef Extension material for the Florida beef industry. These materials have been developed and collected by county Extension faculty and state faculty.
IFAS Resources