15th Annual UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Youth Field Day

UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center's Youth Field Day is an educational event for students with youth leaders and families.

By Andrea Dunlap

Date and time

Thursday, June 27 · 8am - 2pm EDT

Location

UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC

3401 Experiment Station Ona, FL 33865

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 1 day before event
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Agenda

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Check-in

At check-in all attendees will pickup a name tag, complete a per-quiz, vote on their favorite t-shirt design for 2025, pickup or order extra t-shirts, get some water and a snack and turn in a signed ...

8:00 AM - 9:55 AM

Educational Learning Expo

Visit booths on your own. There will be a variety, with lots of hands-on activities. Students who visit all the booths will be entered in a prize drawing to be done in the closing assembly.

10:00 AM - 1:20 PM

Welcome & Group Class Rotations (lunch included)

At 10:00 a.m. all attendees will assemble in the courtyard by the picnic table to meetup with their group leaders. After a brief welcome, at 10:10 a.m. groups will head to their first class site. Gro...

CLASS DETAILS

-- 'It's What's Inside that Really Counts'

Wouldn’t it be cool if you could find out how good the carcass is on a beef animal without having to harvest them… did you know that we can, using ultrasound technology! Did you know that cattle wit...

-- 'Hit the Target: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Pest Control'

Learn about the new AI technologies University of Florida researchers are developing to help farmers with pest control for their crops.

-- 'Invasive Reptiles in Florida'

University of Florida researchers and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) staff will teach attendees about some of Florida's invasive reptiles and share what they can do to help p...

-- 'How Does a Cow's Diet Affect My Wallet'

The goal of every cow-calf producer is to have a productive and economically efficient cow that raises and weans a calf every 365 days. A cow’s diet plays a large role in achieving that goal by givin...

-- 'Soil Texture Detectives: Unlocking the Secrets of Soils'

Soil is an amazing thing! It's not just dirt but a whole world under our feet. Just like we have different personalities, soil also has different textures that make it unique. By getting your hands d...

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Closing Assembly

All attendees will gather in the Grazinglands Education Building for the announcement of the 2025 t-shirt design contest and the prize drawing for everyone who visited all of the morning educational ...

About this event

  • 6 hours

If you prefer to avoid Eventbrite registration fees (nonrefundable) contact us directly to register and pay by check:

ona@ifas.ufl.edu or 863-735-1001

Our goal is to excite students about agriculture and science, reveal future opportunities in those fields, and foster a love of learning which will promote agriculture and good stewardship in this and future generations.

For this in-person event, everyone attending must purchase a ticket (students and adults), so we have plenty of space for the groups to travel by wagon and space in classrooms. Adults who don't want to purchase a ticket are welcome to wait on their students at the assembly area.

A participant consent, release and waiver of liability must be completed for everyone (students and adults) attending. Each adult must submit their own form. An adult attending with their children can include their children on their form (up to 5 minors can be included with 1 adult submission). If minors will be coming with you that are not your children, have their parent or guardian complete the online form for them. Click here for the online form: https://forms.gle/49yno7GrzSDdBcrJ8.
When you register, you will receive this link in your confirmation e-mail.


This year's t-shirt (below) is last year's winning t-shirt design. Shirts will be made and imprinted by Magnolia Loom, 100% USA made with Florida grown cotton. They can be pre-ordered when you register prior to June 7. Those will be available for pickup at the field day. Orders placed after 6/7 will be shipped around mid-July.

Frequently asked questions

Who attends this event?

Students ages 8 to 18 with their parent(s) or a 4-H or FFA youth leader.

What would be helpful for me to know about attending?

Come ready to learn and ask questions. Be prepared to do some walking. Dress appropriately for an outdoor summer event, it will likely be hot.

Do adults need to register?

Yes, if they plan to go to each of the classes, they must register along with their students. This is necessary to ensure that there is enough seats on the tour wagon that will transport groups between some classes and so there is enough seating at classes.

What is the t-shirt design contest all about?

A few year's back one of our staff suggested we do a contest each year to find a cool design for the following year's t-shirt. It stuck! This will be the 3rd year of the contest. Anyone can enter a design. Entries must be submitted by 6/25. For all the details e-mail, ona@ifas.ufl.edu.

I want to bring a group and pay by check. How do I get an invoice and submit payment?

E-mail ona@ifas.ufl.edu and we will let you know what information we will need from all of your attendees. Once that is provided, we'll send you an invoice and you can pay by check at the event.

Is there any difference in the groups (Baford, Brahman, Angus, etc.)?

No. All groups are a mixture of students of different ages with their parents or youth leaders. All learn the same information.

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Organized by

Andrea Dunlap
Early bird discount
$15