Written by Dr. Pete Hansen, University of Florida Through its Farm to School Program (https://farm2schoolalachua.com/), Alachua County School District gives school children in the district the opportunity to learn about where their food comes ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Written by Jenna Larson, UF Animal Sciences, Integrative Specialization student. UF Represented in the National Dairy Challenge for the First Time in Over a Decade The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, established in 2002, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Livestock, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Written by Rebecca Lyons, UF Animal Sciences, Integrative Specialization student. During the first week of March, the University of Florida Brahman Show Team sent two team members and two heifers to compete in the International Brahman ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS
The UF/IFAS Animal Sciences department's 36th Annual Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium will be held on February 24-26, 2025. The Symposium is recognized as one of the premier conferences for gathering the latest information about advances ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Morgan Yoder is a member of the UF Animal Sciences Fall Class of 2024 and this summer she completed an internship with Adams Land and Cattle in Broken Bow, Nebraska. She served as a processing intern, placing her in the processing barn where ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
For five weeks this past summer, Rebecca Lyons, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) junior lived in Clovis, New Mexico. With support from the VP Promise, she participated in the 2024 U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
Chloe Cole is a member of the UF Animal Sciences class of 2026 and this summer she completed an 8-week internship with Alliance Dairies in Trenton, Florida. During her time there, Chloe worked hands-on with the dairy cows and calves in the maternity, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS
To students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), graduation means more than earning a degree. For Sarah White-Springer, graduating meant earning a degree, but also having a network of relationships and years of incredible ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
By: Jesse Savell The University of Florida (UF) registered its first Brahman cattle in 1949 under the herd number 1113. These cattle were located at the Range Cattle Experiment Station in Ona, FL. The foundation of the original herd came ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock
UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student Sydney Switzer wrangled horses and guests alike this past summer. The animal sciences senior interned as a wrangler at Sombrero Stables in Estes Park, Colorado. Switzer worked ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, Recreation, UF/IFAS Teaching