Don’t Get Sloppy: Protecting Pasture Profitability in a High-Cattle Market

Recorded live at the 41st annual Northwest Florida Beef Cattle Conference and Trade Show, this episode of Cow Talks features Marcelo Wallau of the University of Florida breaking down the fundamentals of effective pasture management in today’s volatile production landscape. With strong cattle prices but rising input costs and persistent drought, producers face a critical question: how can they remain profitable without degrading their forage base? Wallau outlines how overgrazing, skipped fertilization, and lack of system diversity quietly erode productivity and increase long-term costs.