2025 Program Schedule

7:30 AM     Trade Show Setup

8:30 AM     Trade Show Opens

9:00 AM     Welcome & Florida Cattlemen’s Association Update –  

                   Dale Carlton, FCA President

                   IFAS Update - Dr. Andra Johnson, UF/IFAS Dean for  

                   Extension

9:15 AM     Chute Challenge: Exploring the Latest in Cattle Handling 

                   Solutions and Chute Side Managers (15 min each)

10:45 AM   Trade Show Break

11:15 AM   Practical Biosecurity Practices to Minimize Ranch Risks - 

                   Dr. Todd Thrift, UF IFAS Associate Professor Cow-Calf 

                   Management, Beef Cattle Nutrition, & Stocker 

                   Feedlot Management 

11:45 PM   Awards Presentation

                   FDACS Update - Jorge Abreau, Regional Director, Office of

                   Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson

                   Lunch (sponsored by Farm Credit of Florida) and 

                   Trade Show Break

12:45 PM    Performance Records and Managing Input costs - 

                    Hannah Baker, UF/IFAS State Specialist Agent - Beef &  

                    Forage Economics

1:15 PM     Minimizing Biosecurity Risks with Facility Cleaning and 

                   Disinfecting- Matthew Studstill, East Region Manager, Neogen, 

                    and Dr. Ashby Green, Veterinary Consultant, Neogen

1:45 PM     Trade Show & Ice Cream Break 

                   sponsored by Everglades Equipment Group

2:15 PM     Effective Dosing Practices for Livestock Health Before, 

                   During & After Application - Dr. Todd Thrift 

2:45 PM      The How To's of Implant Techniques - Dr. Harold Newcomb, 

                    Technical Veterinary Specialist, Merck Animal Health 

3:15 PM     EID Updates - Dr. Michael Short, FDACS State Veterinarian 

3:30 PM     Adjourn

Feel free to contact your UF Livestock Extension Agent should you have any questions or UF/IFAS Regional Livestock Agent Lindsey Crum at 

863-674-4092.