Dr. Joao Vendramini received his B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Sao Paulo, and Ph.D. at the University of Florida. He was Assistant Professor at Texas A&M from 2005 to 2006, Assistant, Associate, and Professor at the UF/IFAS RCREC, Ona, FL from 2006 to 2024, and he is currently a Professor and Center Director at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Stephenville, TX. Dr Vendramini’s program is dedicated to forage management with emphasis on sub-tropical production systems and the impact of forage management on animal production. Dr. Vendramini’s program has generated 5 book chapters; 198 peer-reviewed journal articles, 52 extension articles, and 200+ abstracts in professional meetings. He received the 2011 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Researcher of the Year, 2011 Florida Association of County Agriculture Agents Outstanding Specialist, and the 2019 ASAS Southern Section Extension Award. Dr. Vendramini is a fellow of the Crop Science Society of America and American Society of Agronomy and member of the American Society of Animal Sciences and American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists.