Beef Forage Resources
Publications
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Fact Sheets
Breed Association
| Breed | Resources |
|---|---|
| Angus | American Angus Association |
| Red Angus | Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) |
| Beefmaster | Beefmaster Breeders Universal 6800 W Park Ten Blvd., Ste. 290 San Antonio, TX 78213 Phone: (210) 732-7711 |
| Bradford | United Braford Breeders (UBB) |
| Brahman | American Brahman Breeders Association (ABBA) |
| Braunvieh | Braunvieh Association of America (BAA) |
| Charolais | American-International Charolais Association (AICA) |
| Gelbvieh | American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) |
| Hereford | American Hereford Association (AHA) |
| Limousin | North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) |
| Maine-Anjou | American Maine-Anjou Association (AMAA) |
| Red Brangus | American Red Brangus Association (ARBA) 3995 E Hwy 290 Dripping Springs, TX 78620 Phone: (512) 858-7084 |
| Salers | American Salers Association (ASA) 7383 S Alton Way, Ste. 103 Englewood, CO 80112 Phone: (303) 770-9302 |
| Santa Gertrudis | Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) |
| Senepol | American Senepol Association P.O. Box 88 Louisa, VA 23093 Phone: (540) 967-3825 |
| Shorthorn | American Shorthorn Association (ASA) |
| Simmental | American Simmental Association (ASA) |
Breeding Services
How much does it cost to establish an acre of forage? How much does it cost to have custom work done? These are common questions since the flooding caused by the hurricanes of 2004. Also, diseases in the citrus groves have caused additional interest in converting groves to forage. In this article I have included a discussion of budgets, 13 forage budgets, and spread sheets with Estimated Equipment Costs, and Custom Rates for North Florida.
When using the following budgets, be sure to use your own numbers. These budgets are the "best guess" from many specialists on what inputs are needed and the cost of those inputs. Use these budgets as a method to analyze something on paper before putting it into practice. Be realistic in your estimates of profitability, feasibility and the impact of changes that you make. The purpose of a budget is to estimate costs, returns and profit per acre, and help identify more profitable strategies.
The budgets are divided into two sections: Operating Costs and Ownership Costs.
Operating Costs
Operating costs are variable costs incurred only if the product is produced and are easy to determine. These costs include:
- seed, fertilizer, and chemicals
- fuel, oil, and lubrication
- machinery
- machinery repairs
- labor
- interest
Ownership Costs
Ownership costs are more difficult to assign. These are costs that would exist even if the crop wasn't grown or changes in cropping made. Ownership costs incur due to ownership of machinery, equipment and land. Also included are expenses that can't be directly associated with a single enterprise or activity; such as pickup expense, liability insurance, or shop expense.
At the bottom of the forage budgets are several notes. These notes provide detail into what was applied and follows Extension recommendations for the listed forage.
An ownership cost category that is of interest is Land Rent. This can be valued in one of three options:
- What would it cost to cash rent similar land?
- The net cost of a share-rent lease for this forage on similar land.
- For owned land - the opportunity cost of capital invested. Be cautious with this value. Given the current price of land and what you expect for a rate of return on your investment this number could be surprisingly large.
The spreadsheets with Estimated Equipment Costs, and Custom Rates for North Florida are also estimates and several years old. These are estimates and should be used as such and not as a club to use against those that do custom work. The biggest change is the cost of fuel; otherwise the spreadsheets should not be distorted from the time they were assembled.
- Florida Flatwoods Bahiagrass Establishment Costs, 2003 on Native Flatwoods
- Florida Flatwoods Bahiagrass Establishment Costs, 2003 On Previously established Native Flatwoods
- Florida Flatwoods Bahiagrass Annual Growing Costs, 2003
- Florida Flatwoods Digitgrass, Stargrass, Bermudagrass Establishment Costs, 2003 On Native Flatwoods
- Florida Flatwoods Digitgrass, Stargrass, Bermudagrass Establishment Costs, 2003 On Previously Established Flatwoods
- Florida Flatwoods Digitgrass Annual Growing Costs 2003
- Florida Flatwoods Stargrass, Bermudagrass Annual Growing Costs 2003
- Florida Flatwoods Hemarthria (Limpograss) Establishment Costs, 2003 On Native Flatwoods
- Florida Flatwoods Hemarthria (Limpograss) Establishment Costs, 2003 On Previously Established Flatwoods
- Florida Flatwoods Hemarthria (Limpograss) Annual Costs 2003
- Estimated Equipment Cost
- Custom Rates for North Florida, 2000
- Growing Costs for One Acre of Ryegrass on Bahia Sod, South Florida, 2003
- Growing Costs for One Acre of Ryegrass, South Florida, 2003
- Growing Costs One Acre of Sorghum-Sudan, South Florida
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Agricultural News
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Water Management Districts
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Resources
This summary contains information gathered from the 2011 Beef-Forage Survey representing South Florida beef cattle producers in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Okeechobee, Polk, and Sarasota counties.
Learning Resources
- Winter Supplementation Seminars
- 2023
- Winter Supplementation Strategies, Mr. Matt Pearch, Pearce Cattle Company
- Rumen Performance, Dr. Martha Moen, Purina Animal Nutrition
- Early Weaning, Dr. Philipe Moriel, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research & Education Center
- Part I - Early Weaning Cow Care
- Part II - Early Weaning Calf Care
- Part III - Early Weaning Lessons Learned
- Economic Impacts of Supplementation, Hannah Baker, UF/FAS Range Cattle Research & Education Center
- Forage Storage & Quality, Dr. Joao Vendramini, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research & Education Center
- 2021
- 2020
- 2023
- 2022 Herd Health Seminar
- 2022 Florida Cattlemen's Institute & Allied Trade Show
Recordings and Media
- 2022 Environmental Lands Management Program Video Series
- Nutrient Management Presentation Accompanying Slides
- Alvin C. Warnick Beef Cattle Reproductive Management Video Series
Each year, the UF/IFAS South Florida Beef Forage Program offers the Alvin C. Warnick Beef Cattle Reproductive Management School. These schools are hosted at working beef cattle ranches.
Traditionally, the school utilizes technical seminars and labs dealing with the reproductive management of the cow herd. The goal of this school, and this video series, is to improve understanding of the broad subject of breeding herd management that includes more than reproductive physiology but nutrition, genetics, health and various other facets of management that all have a direct effect on the breeding performance of the herd. It is our goal that this will better equip ranch manager and owners to work with their veterinarians in accomplishing breeding program objectives.
- Florida Cattlemen's Institute & Allied Trade Show: Moving on in 2021
- Video Presentations from the August 2020 Herd Health Seminar
- Bovine Anaplasmosis, Dr. Joao Bittar, Beef Cattle Extension Veterinarian, College of Veterinary Medicine, UF, Gainesville
- Nutritional Strategies to Improve Growth and Health of Stressed Calves, Dr. Philipe Moriel, Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona