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        Hardee County

        Lochrane A. Gary



        Contact Information:

          Hardee County Cooperative Extension Service
          507 Civic Center Drive
          Wauchula, FL 33873

          Telephone: (863) 773-2164
          Facsimile: (863) 773-6861

          Electronic Mail: lagary@ufl.edu


        Extension Focus:

        • Beef Cattle
          Areas of Interest
            Reproductive Physiology
            Bull Behavior
            Breeding Season Management

        • Pasture and Forage Managment
          Areas of Interest
            Intensive Grazing Management
            Pasture Selection and Establishment

        • Youth Livestock
          Areas of Interest
            Beef Breeding Projects
            Steer/Hog Projects
            Livestock Judging
            Shooting Sports



        Education:

          M.S. Pennsylvania State University - Animal Science, Animal Behavior/Reproduction Physiology - 1967

          B.S. Pennsylvania State University - Animal Husbandry, General Agriculture - 1966.


        Employment:

          University of Florida/Hardee County Extension Service
          - Extension Agent IV. 1998 to present.

          School Board of Desoto County, Arcadia, FL
          - School to Work Coordinator. 1997 to 1998.

          David C. Brown Beefmasters, Inc., Ft. Myers, FL
          - General Manager. 1990 to 1996.

          Colorado Aquaculture, Alamosa, CO
          - President. 1986 to 1989.

          Weisbart Enterprises, Inc., Denver, CO
          - Vice President for Agricultural Operations. 1983 to 1984.

          McKellar Ranches, Mt. Pleasant, TX
          - General Manager. 1982.

          Dee Dot Ranch, Jacksonville, FL
          - Cattle Manager. 1978 - 1982.

          State University of New York, Alfred, NY
          - Associate Professor of Animal Science. 1967 - 1977.


        Professional Memberships and Activities:

          National Cattlemen's Beef Association
          Beefmasters Breeders Universal
          Florida Cattleman's Association
          Hardee County Cattleman's Association
          Florida Association of County Agricultural Agents
          National Association of College Teachers of Agriculture


        University Service:

          Member of the University of Florida Mole Cricket Control Task Force.
          1999 to present.

          Member of the Florida Cattlemen's Institute and Allied Trade Show Committee.
          1999 to present.

          Member of the South Florida Beef Forage Program.
          1999 to present.

          NCBA - Disaster Assistance Working Group



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        Last Revised January 7, 2008