Grazing The Facts

This week we hear from Ray Hodge, Executive Director of the United Dairy Farmers of Florida to learn more about Florida's Dairy Industry. This is part 1 of our conversation with Ray Hodge.  

This week we hear from Ray Hodge, Executive Director of the United Dairy Farmers of Florida to learn more about the Florida Dairy Industry. This is part 2 of our conversation with Ray Hodge.  

This week we hear from Pat Durden, Past President of the Florida Cattlemen's Association to learn about his time as President of FCA, some of the new technologies that are used in the cattle industry and his experience in working with the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Dr. Jose Dubeux, Professor of Forage Agronomy at the North Florida Research And Education Center to learn about his experience with the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and his research project "From timber to pastures: tracking soil organic carbon sequestration in a chronosequence in North Florida." 

This week we hear from Dr. Joao Vendramini, Professor and Center Director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Stephenville to learn about the center, his research project "What is the feed value of fall fertilized forage in Florida," and his experiences in working with the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Rick Moyer, President of the Florida Cattlemen's Association to learn more about his path to the presidency, his goals for the year and his experience with the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Chad Johnson, Florida State Representative to learn about the policy process in Florida, his experience in serving in the House and his experience in advocating on behalf of the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and research's impact on the cattle industry. 

This week we hear from Sam Ard, Director of Government Affairs with the Florida Cattlemen's Association to learn more about the legislative process, the efforts of the Florida Cattlemen's, the importance of producer engagement in the legislative process and the response of legislators on the work of the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Rick Hartman, Chairman of the Junior Florida Cattlemen's Association and the Florida Beef Council, along with Lacey Campbell and Grace Merrell of the Junior Florida Cattlemen's Association, to learn about the JFCA, their activities, as well as the promotion and educational activities performed by the Florida Beef Council and funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Dr. Maria Silveira, Director of Research with the Noble Research Institute to learn about her research project studying greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration funded by the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Jim Handley, Former Executive Vice President of the Florida Cattlemen's Association to learn the need behind creating the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board, the challenges and successes of the Board over the years and how the Board continues to impact Florida's cattle industry. 

This week we hear from Dr. Dean Pringle, Center Director, North Florida Research and Education Center to learn about the Center, the work of the researchers, and the impact that the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board has on the research conducted to the betterment of the Florida cattle industry. 

This week we hear from Chance Clay, Former Chairman and current Vice Chair of the Florida Cattlemen's Association's Research and Education Committee, where we learn about the inner workings of the committee and the relationship between FCA and the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Clint Richardson, Vice President of the Ranches Division of Ag Reserves, Inc. Clint serves in various roles within the Florida cattle industry and we learned about his experiences in these various roles, ranching in different parts of the country and the importance of the work of the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. 

This week we hear from Mack Glass with Cherokee Ranch, a board member of the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board to learn about his operation, his experience in serving the cattle industry and insights of the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board's process in ensuring research is appropriate for producers of various sizes and challenges. 

This week we hear from Deanne Maples, Executive Director with the Florida Beef Council to learn about their promotional and educational events and how funding from the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board helps to further their mission in advocating for beef. 

This week we hear from Florida Senate President Ben Albritton and Sam Ard, Director of Government Affairs for the Florida Cattlemen's Association to learn about the Senator's experiences in the Florida Legislature, Sam Ard recounts the conversations and work to develop the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board, along with their efforts in continuing to develop relationships and share the values of Florida Agriculture.