AoR 173: Mike Adams on Florida cattle history and Adams Ranch Brafords

The Adams Ranch was the first to develop a breed of cattle in Florida for Florida, the Braford breed. This Brahman - Hereford cross could handle heat and insects and still produce desirable meat. In this interview, Mike Adams describes agricultural history in this subtropical wilderness of grass and how his family has shaped and continues to shape the beef industry in the Deep South, including innovative meat marketing and continued cattle genetics refinement. The Adams Ranch was the Environmental Stewardship Award winner in 1991 for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Region 2. The Art of Range Podcast is supported by the Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission; Vence, a subsidiary of Merck Animal Health; and the Western Extension Risk Management Education Center. A full transcript of this interview and website links are at the episode page,

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AoR 173: Mike Adams on Florida cattle history and Adams Ranch Brafords is an episode from The Art of Range by Art of Range.

This episode is 01:03:02 long.

This episode was published on Dec 26, 2025.

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