UF IFAS Range Cattle REC

In the latest Joe What? podcast, Joao Vendramini talks with Dr. Monte Rouquette from Texas A&M University about forage management strategies to cope with current high fertilizer prices.  (Run time: 19.53 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications.

In the latest Joe What? podcast, Joao Vendramini talks with Breely Barthle about her company Legacy Verified LLC, based out of Colorado, her work with her family's ranch, and the participation of women in beef cattle production in Florida. (Run time: 12.51 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications.

In the latest Joe What? podcast, Joao Vendramini talks with Mr. Clint Raulerson about differences in cow-calf operations in Florida and Kansas. (Run time: 30.15 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications.

In the latest Joe What? podcast, Joao Vendramini talks with Dr. Leandro Cruppe from Select Sires about the reasons for the massive adoption of artificial insemination by beef cattle producers in Brazil. (Run time: 20.14 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications.

In the October 2021 Joe What? Podcast, Joao Vendramini interviews Gary Fike with Kansas State University about the current scenarios for cattle feeding in the Mid-West USA and the trade-offs between carcass quantity and quality. (Run time: 14.48 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications.

In this Joe What? Podcast, Dr. Joao Vendramini interviews Todd Clemons, President of Okeechobee Livestock Market which has been owned and operated by the Clemons family for over 50 years. This podcast was originally released in September of 2017. Questions, contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu.

In the July 2021 Joe What? Podcast, Joao Vendramini interviews Dr. David Riley with Texas A&M University about the use of genetic markers in beef cattle production.  (Run time: 21.05 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives.

In the June 2021 Joe What? Podcast, Joao interviews Rick Kellison of West Texas. They discuss the challenges of cow-calf production in West Texas.    (Run time: 16.01 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives.

In the May 2021 Joe What? Podcast, Joao interviews Dr. Todd Thrift an associate professor in cow-calf management, beef cattle nutrition, and stocker feedlot management in the UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department in Gainesville. They discuss management and marketing options for cull cows in Florida. (Run time: 18.05 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives.

In the April 2021 Joe What? Podcast, Joao interviews Dr. Adegbola Adesogan a professor in the UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department in Gainesville. They discuss the current and future activities of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems.  (Run time: 10.42 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the February 2021 Joe What? Podcast, Joao interviews Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo who is an associate professor at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna. Dr. DiLorenzo talks about methane emissions in beef cattle and gives an update on the latest Florida Bull Test.  (Run time: 21.48 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the January 2021 Joe What? Podcast, Joao interviews Dr. Mario Binelli who is an assistant professor in the UF Animal Sciences Department in Gainesville. They discuss puberty of crossbred beef heifers in Florida.  (Run time: 19.29 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the November 2020 Joe What Podcast, Joao interviews David McCullers of Crooked Lake Ranch about the opportunities to use the Hereford breed in commercial crossbreeding programs. (Run time: 11.40 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the October 2020 Joe What Podcast, Joao interviews Dr. Brent Sellers, professor and center director at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center who specializes in pasture and rangeland weed management. Brent provides an update on controlling Florida's most troublesome pasture weeds. (Run time: 18.32 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the September 2020 Joe What Podcast, Joao interviews Dr. Lynn Sollenberger, distinguished professor in the UF Agronomy Department specializing in forage crops and the graduate coordinator. They discuss the major changes in forage management in Florida in the last 30 years. (Run time: 15.45 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the August 2020 Joe What Podcast, Joao interviewed Dr. Philipe Moriel, an Assistant Professor at the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC specializing in beef cattle nutrition and management. They discuss the potential benefits of fetal programming in beef cows.  (Run time: 17.02 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the July 2020 Joe What Podcast, Joao interviewed Dr. Luis Prada e Silva, researcher at the University of Queensland in Australia, about cow-calf production systems in Australia and new findings in selection of cows for greater protein use efficiency. (Run time: 21.14 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205. Follow us on Podbean! Download the app to follow us and receive new episode notifications. Visit our website to view the Joe What? Podcast archives. ​

In the June 2020 'Joe What? podcast' Joao (Joe) Vendramini interviews Ben Butler a dairy farmer from Okeechobee. They discuss the current efforts of the South Florida Water Management District and the agriculture community to improve water quality in South Florida. (Run time: 27.53 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205.

In the May 2020 Joe What? podcast Joao (Joe) Vendramini interviewed Gene McAvoy, vegetable agent emeritus and the associate director for stakeholder relations at the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee. They discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on vegetable production in South Florida. (Run time: 15.55 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205.

In the March 2020 Joe What? podcast Joao (Joe) Vendramini interviewed Allen Smith of Southern Accent Ranch, in Okeechobee.  They discussed important traits to consider in the Brangus breed. (Run time: 13.55 min.) For additional information contact Joao at jv@ufl.edu or (863) 735-1314 ext. 205.