Dr. Joao Vendramini received his BS and MS degree in agronomy from the University of Sao Paulo and PhD in forage management at the University of Florida in 2005. He was Assistant Professor – Forage Specialist at Texas A&M University from August 2005 to August 2006 before taking his current research and extension appointments in the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL, where he is currently Professor – Forage Specialist. Dr. Vendramini’s program is dedicated to forage management with an emphasis on sub-tropical production systems.