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Upcoming Events, Conferences & Seminars

The Department of Animal Sciences conferences and training programs have proven an effective tool for disseminating and sharing the wealth of knowledge among the faculty that support the department and the IFAS mission.

Upcoming Events

  • AMCB 2013 Spring Seminar Series. More...
  • Animal Sciences 2013 Spring Seminar Series. More..
  • The 2013 Florida Beef Cattle Short Course Program Committee and the Department of Animal Sciences would like to welcome you to this year’s Short Course being held May 8-10, 2013.   The Short Course will be held at the Alto and Patricia Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, located at 2142 Shealy Drive, Gainesville, Florida  32611.  The building has state of the art equipment and is located convenient to the main campus of UF and downtown Gainesville. More…
  • Also see the Extension pages

Past Events

  • Please join us for the 49th Florida Dairy Production Conference on Wednesday, April 10, 2013. This year’s program includes expert speakers and producer panelists focusing on practical take home messages for our dairy industry. In addition, this conference is a great opportunity to catch up with others working in the Florida dairy industry.
  • North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC), is pleased to announce that they are hosting the 2013 Beef/Forage Day, March 14, 2013! This field day will inform producers about the latest developments for the Beef Cattle industry. The speakers are leading experts from the Southeast. It is also the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new multipurpose building! Mark you calendars. More...
  • Family Day at the Dairy Farm! Please mark you calendars and join us for a fun-filled, educational experience at the UF/IFAS Dairy Farm being held March 16, 2013. See a working farm. Learn where milk comes from and meet researchers working to improve Florida Dairy Products. More information will be posted about the event soon!
  • 12th Annual Dallas Osborne Benefit Trail Ride. Please join us Sunday, March 17, 2013. This event is open to
    4-H and the public to help support our youth with educational scholarships at Whitehurst Lodge, 9820 SW CR 346, Archer, Florida. More...
  • The 23rd Annual Florida Ruminant Nutrition Symposium, will be held at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, Florida on February 5 - February 6, 2013 The Symposium is recognized as one of the premier conferences for gathering the latest information about advances in nutrition of dairy and beef cattle. The Symposium is designed for people who want to acquire current knowledge of diet formulation and nutritional management of dairy and beef cattle to improve efficiency of nutrient utilization, and animal production, health, and reproduction.  More…
  • The Intercollegiate Meat and Livestock Judging Teams are pleased to announce that the Holiday Summer Sausage and Holiday Gift Bag Sale will begin on Friday, November 30th.    The sausage will be available and sold on the following Fridays, November 30th, December 7th and, December 14th, 2012 from 10:00am to 5:00pm.  Cheese and Gift boxes will be available for purchase December 7th and 14th.  (Please note that the Gift Boxes and Cheese will be available only on December 7th and 14th)!  The sale is being held at the Animal Sciences Meat Laboratory.  These funds will help undergraduate students travel to represent the University of Florida in competitive activities in MS., TX., KY., OH., MO., PA., WI., OK., and SD.  More…
  • UF/IFAS and the Florida State Fair are hosting a youth Swine Showmanship Clinic, Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the Florida State Fairgrounds, Tampa, Florida from 10:00am to 3:00pm. FFA and 4-H youth age (8-18) are welcome to attend. More...
  • The Marion County Extension Service is offering a fantastic workshop for youth livestock exhibitors, Monday, October 29, 2012, 6:00pm to 8:00pm @ the UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Auditorium, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, Florida 34470. The basis of this educational endeavor is to give exhibitors an in-depth look at feeding, digestion and carcass data. Please see flyer.  More…
  • The Block and Bridle Club is hosting the Little International Livestock Show at the University of Florida's Horse Teaching Unit. October 19, 2012, 6:00pm. The long-standing tradition provides club members with the opportunities to build relationships with fellow members, develop interpersonal communication skills and gain the skills and knowledge need to exhibit livestock. Please join us! For additional information please contact Nathan Lea.
  • The Department of Animal Sciences and the Florida Beef Council invites cow-calf producers to attend the Florida Beef Excellence Institute, being held October 16 and 17, 2012, Department of Animal Sciences, 2250 Shealy Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32611, Room 156, to develop a greater understanding of the steps of the beef production chain which largely occur outside the the Southeastern U. S. More...
  • Please join us for the 2012 Georgia National Fair – Junior Invitational Steer and Heifer Show, October 12-14, 2012, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, GA.  This special show is open to 4-H and FFA exhibitors from Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and North Carolina.  Thank you to the Georgia national Fair for making this opportunity available for 4-H and FFA exhibitors!  More…
  • The Department of Animal Sciences presents the 2012 Wild Game Processing: From Field to Table program being held September 29, 2012 at the UF Meat Processing Laboratory. The Wild Game Processing program will include information on food safety and hands-on demonstrations including field dressing, skinning, and meat processing. More...
  • The Central Florida Livestock Agents Group is presenting the 2012 Florida Equine Institute and Allied Trade Show, Thursday, September 13, 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, 2232 NE Jacksonville Road, Ocala, Florida.  This University of Florida Extension program provides Florida horsewomen and horsemen with up to date equine management information and a “working” trade show.  More…
    It is with the help of organizations like yours that we are able to keep our costs for this annual professional meeting at a level that is affordable.  Please see all the options available for our sponsors and come support the Florida Equine Institute and Allied Trade Show.  We look forward to seeing you!
  • 2012 Corn Silage and Forage Field Day sponsored by the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida and the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Georgia will be held May 24, 2012 at the Plant Science and Education Research Unit in Citra, Florida.  Registration begins at 7:30 followed by Tours, Educational Stops and Field Demonstrations. More...
  • The 2012 Florida Beef Cattle Short Course Program Committee and the Department of Animal Sciences would like to welcome you to this year’s Short Course being held May 2 - 4, 2012.   This year’s Short Course will have an exciting New Venue!   The Short Course will be held at the brand new Alto and Patricia Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, located at 2142 Shealy Drive, Gainesville, Florida  32611.  The building has state of the art equipment and is located convenient to the main campus of UF and downtown Gainesville. More…
  • The UF-Department of Animal Sciences Meat and Livestock-Judging Teams Summer Sausage and Dairy Club Cheese sales are here!  Perfect for your Holiday Gift giving.  Proceeds from this sale are used to fund the travel of three of UF’s Intercollegiate Judging Teams (Livestock Judging, Meat Judging and Meat Animal Evaluation Teams) and the UF Dairy Club.  The students represent UF/IFAS at national collegiate competitive activities.  Students in these judging programs develop skills in critical thinking, decision-making, and public speaking.  The students also gain an appreciation for the diversity of food-animal production in the US.  If you have an opportunity to come by and sample our products we would be delighted!  The prices range from $8.00 for one 1 lb Summer Sausage to $28.00 for a Gift Bag with two 1 lb packages of summer sausage and one 2 lb block of UF Dairy Club Cheddar Cheese. More... 

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