8th Annual Youth Field Day

Join us for this year’s Youth Field Day & Expo! 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.

Each June we host a field day, specifically structure for students ages 8 – 18. At this year's Youth Field Day, students will find we have returned to our class structure which will allow students to focus their time at each of 6 stations. The event, held at the Range Cattle REC, 3401 Experiment Station, Ona, FL, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. for students, parents, and other adults. Various community & industry booths will be available to visit from 12:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. These booths will be informative and educational with demonstrations, visuals, hands-on activities, and experts who are ready to share their knowledge with inquisitive minds who want to know more.

Students will travel in set groups on a rotation schedule to each of 6 educational stations, with one involving a pasture tour.

Registration will include admittance to the event and all activities, field day booklet, and lunch. Please register here on Eventbrite. During early registration, and paying by credit or debit card, you will have an option to purchase a Youth Field Day T-shirt. After you select the quantity of tickets and click "Register" you can scroll to the bottom of that page to see the "Additional Items" and click "T-Shirt" below that to access the t-shirt order form. To order more than one size, reclick on the shirt option. To see a summary of your order, scroll to the top of the page. If you are paying by check, e-mail your t-shirt order to dunlap73@ufl.edu. T-shirts will be available for preorder during “Early Bird” registration from April 20 – June 4. If you miss this limited time offer, a small quantity of shirts will be available for purchase the day of the event. This year t-shirts will be gray with orange & white text.

Registration Options:

Dates

Cost

Payment Options

Additional Purchase Options

April 20 – June 4
“Early Bird Registration”

$8.00*

Credit or debit card or select "off line" to pay by check made payable to “University of Florida” post marked by June 4

Youth Field Day T-Shirt

Gray with orange & white text
Sizes: Youth: S, M
Adult: S, M, L, XL, XXL, and XXXL

Cost $10.00 each
(XXL & XXXL $12.00 each)

June 5 – June 23

$10.00

Credit or debit card or pay by check made payable to “University of Florida” post marked by June 23th after this date pay at check-in.

June 25

$15.00

Cash or check made payable to “University of Florida”

Youth Field Day T-Shirt

A limited number and selection of sizes will be available for purchase.

Have questions or need more information? If so, contact your local county extension livestock agent or call the RCREC at 863-735-1314 ext. 204.

*"Early Bird" Registration - $8.00 This registration option is open from 4/20 - 6/4. only during this time period, a limited number of sponsorships are availible for students who express a financial hardship.

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Persons requiring special accommodations, per the Americans with Disabilities Act, should contact Andrea Dunlap at (863) 735-1314 ext. 204
at least (5) five working days prior to the field day.
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Hope your able to join us!

Directions

From Ona -
From SR 64 in Ona, turn south at the caution light onto CR 663. Travel 5 miles on 663 and turn right onto Goose Pond Road. *Travel 1.5 miles and turn left onto Experiment Station Road. Travel about a mile to reach the Range Cattle REC facilities.

From Arcadia -
Travel west on SR 70 about 1.5 miles to CR 661. Take a right on CR 661 and travel about 12 miles to Goose Pond Road. Take a left on Goose Pond Road (see Ona instructions at *).

From Bradenton -
From the junction of interstate 75 and SR 64 travel east to Ona and follow those directions above.

Range Cattle Research and Education Center

3401 Experiment Station – Ona, FL 33865
Website: http://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu

E-mail: ona@ifas.ufl.edu

(863) 735-1314

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity—Affirmative Action Employer authorized to provide research, edu-cational information and other services only to indi-viduals that function without regard to race, color, sex, age, handicap, or national origin. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-TURE, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, IFAS, FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM, AND BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COOPERATING.