2022 South Florida Beef Forage Survey Results

Hannah Baker, Laura Bennett, Lauren Butler, Sonja Crawford , Lindsey Crum, Christa Kirby, Colleen Larson, Philipe Moriel, , Brent Sellers, , Bridget Stice, and
Other Contacts: Cheryl Mackowiak

Release Date: 9/24/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ag490-2025

Agriculture

Abstract

The UF/IFAS South Florida Beef Forage Program (SFBFP) in conjunction with the UF/IFAS Program Evaluation and Organizational Development unit created a survey in 1982 to evaluate ranch management practices and determine benchmarks in cattle production and pasture management. The survey is updated and distributed every five years to ranchers in 17 south Florida counties: Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee, Pasco, Polk, St. Lucie, and Sarasota. This data serves Florida ranchers, their allied industries, and governmental and nongovernmental agencies making or advocating for policy that affects ranchers. Written by Hannah Baker, Laura Bennett, Lauren Butler, Sonja Crawford, Lindsey Crum, Christa Kirby, Colleen Larson, Philipe Moriel, Kalan Royal, Brent Sellers, Maria Silveira, Bridget Stice, and João Vendramini, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy, August 2025.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-493, a publication of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. © 2025 UF/IFAS. This publication is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

How to Cite

Baker, H., Bennett, L., Butler, L., Crawford, S., Crum, L., Kirby, C., Larson, C., Moriel, P., Royal, K., Sellers, B., Silveira, M., Stice, B., & Vendramini, J. (2025). 2022 South Florida Beef Forage Survey Results. EDIS, 2025(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag490-2025

Authors

Hannah Baker

Specialized Agent

University of Florida

state specialized Extension agent II, beef cattle and forage economics, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL

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Laura Bennett

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent II, multicounty, M.S., UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County

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Lauren Butler

County agent

University of Florida

county Extension director and Extension agent III, M.S., agriculture/livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Okeechobee County

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Sonja Crawford

Contact

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, M.S., 4-H youth development, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County

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Lindsey Crum

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent III, M.S., livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County

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Christa Kirby

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent IV, M.A., livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County

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Colleen Larson

Specialist

University of Florida

Extension agent III, M.S., regional specialized agent for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension Okeechobee County, Okeechobee, FL

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Philipe Moriel

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center

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Kalan Royal

former agent I, UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County

Brent Sellers

Specialist

University of Florida

center director and professor, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL

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Maria Silveira

former professor, soil fertility and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL

Bridget Stice

County agent

University of Florida

Extension agent IV, M.S., livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County

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João Vendramini

center director, Texas A&M AgriLife Stephenville Research and Extension Center, former professor and forage specialist, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center

Contacts

Cheryl Mackowiak

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor and Extension specialist, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

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