Bull Hammock Ranch Tour

The Carlton Family has invited the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition (FGLC) to hold a tour at the Bull Hammock Ranch The Bull Hammock Ranch has been owned and operated by the Carlton family since 1947. The ranch is a 7,500 acre cow-calf operation located in Martin County, Fla. Over the years, conservation practices have played an increasingly important role in agricultural operations. Wes Carlton and his sister, Mary Anne Cruse, along with other members of the Carlton family and a team of employees operate Bull Hammock Ranch and recognize the importance of environmental stewardship and conservation practices.

Bull Hammock Ranch was selected as one of seven regional honorees of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program in 2015. The award recognizes the outstanding stewardship practices employed on the ranch. The award is sponsored by Corteva, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation This awardis presented to farmers and ranchers who demonstrate a commitment to protecting the farm and ranch land in their care. https://www.envir”mentalstewardship.org/winner-gallery/inductees/bull-hammock-ranch.

The tour will include discussions and presentations of interest to Florida’s grazing land managers. Topics such as grazing management, fencing, weed management, soil health and fertility, stock water management, wildlife management, wetlands and soil carbon contracts will be covered. Speakers will include specialists from the Florida Extension Service, University of Florida Institute for Agricultural Sciences, Corteva Agriscience. Grassroots Carbon and the, Florida Grazing Lands Coalition (NatGLC).

The tentative agenda will begin with on-site registration at 8:00 am. Opening remarks will begin at 8:30. The tour itself will start at 9:00 and continue until noon. Transportation for the tour will be on flatbed trailers or similar vehicles. Lunch will be sponsored by Corteva. After lunch we will have speakers to address current issues affecting grazing land managers in Florida.
Attendees will see examples of well managed grazing lands, wetlands and wildlife habitat.