- December 14, 2025
There has been a recent addition to the herd of cracker cattle at the Florida Agricultural Museum. A roan and white bull calf, Jumper, was born May 19.
The Florida cracker is one of the oldest breeds of cattle in the United States, descending from Spanish cattle brought to the New World beginning in the early 1500s. As the Spanish colonized Florida and other parts of the Americas, they established low-input extensive cattle ranging systems typical of Spanish ranching.
Crackers are one of the most endangered livestock breeds in North America.
