Alachua County Cattlemen's Association

The Alachua County Cattlemen’s Association Spring quarterly meeting is scheduled for April 16, 2026 at 6:30pm.

The meeting will be held at the Alachua County Extension Office Auditorium located at 22712 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669.

Thank you to our meeting sponsor: Simplot Grower Solutions – Richard Buker and Ethan Hamilton.

We will also have a presentation by Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak, Associate Professor, Nutrient Management and Water Quality, UF/IFAS.

Please remember to bring a dessert to share.

Happy New Year! We are excited that our next meeting will be on Thursday, January 15^th 2026 at 6:30 pm. It will be held at the Alachua County Extension Office Auditorium in Newberry. Please bring a dessert.

Caroline Feagle, Cattle Territory Manger with Zoetis will be sponsoring and highlighting what’s new in the animal health industry and providing insights into heavier weaning weights.

We are excited to announce the 2025/2026 North Florida Commercial Heifer Pen Show and Sale. This is a joint effort between the Alachua County Cattlemen’s Association and UF/IFAS Extension. This is open to all 4-H & FFA youth in Alachua, Marion, Levy, Gilchrist, Columbia, Union, Bradford, Clay and Putnam Counties. We will have initial tag in on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 at the UF/IFAS Beef Teaching Unit.  Check out our Commercial Heifer Pen Show and Sale page here.

Our December quarterly meeting will be at 6:30 pm on Thursday, December 5th at the Alachua County Extension Office Auditorium located at 22712 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669.

We are looking forward to having Farm Credit of Florida as our sponsor. Check out more information about Farm Credit of Florida at https://www.farmcreditfl.com/.

Additionally, Dr. Nicolas Caram will give a presentation on “Fertilization of Cool Season Grasses and Grazing Management”.

We hope to see you there! As a reminder, families are requested to bring their favorite dessert.

Our 2023 fall quarterly meeting will be on Thursday, September 21 at the UF Beef Teaching Unit South located at 3721 SW 23rd Street, Gainesville, Florida. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm. Please bring a dessert.

The meeting will be sponsored by Sumner Ag Agency, Tifton, GA. We appreciate their continued support!

We will have a quarterly meeting on December 15th at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be at the UF IFAS Extension Office located at 22712 W. Newberry Road, Newberry, FL 32669.

Families please bring a dessert.

We are excited to have Mayo Ag Services as a sponsor once again! We appreciate their continued support of our organization and industry.

Check out this upcoming local opportunity. Looks to be a great workshop to learn or brush up on your skills with time in both the classroom and hands-on.

A special thanks to the Sumner Insurance Agency for being our sponsor. They educated those in attendance about various crop and livestock insurance programs.

We also enjoyed having FCA Sweetheart Shelby Sumner present.

Our next meeting will be December 15th at the UF IFAS Alachua County Extension Office in Newberry.

Our fall quarterly meeting will be on Thursday, September 22 at the UF Beef Teaching Unit South located at 3721 SW 23rd Street, Gainesville, Florida. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm. Please bring a dessert.

The meeting will be sponsored by Sumner Ag Agency, Tifton, GA.