according to the University of Florida's cattle market update. So what does this have to do with what's known as the "Florida Cracker"? In the re-enactment, characters with names such as Rooster ...

"what the heck is a Florida Cracker?" Homegrown Floridians in these parts say the term comes from pioneer days when cowboys cracked whips over their cattle herds. The loud pops sounded miles away.

FRUIT COVE — An ancient and hearty breed of cattle from Florida could be your next healthy meal. Known as Cracker Cattle, they are descendants of animals that arrived in Florida with Spanish ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida would recognize the Florida Cracker cattle as the official state cattle under a bill passed by the House. The House unanimously passed the bill Wednesday to ...

When used as a racial slur for poor Southern whites, it falls under Florida’s hate crimes law, Ste. Claire writes. Yet, it also has been applied to the old cattle route, the Cracker Trail ...

Long before Texas had cowboys, Florida had cow hunters. The cattle they hunted and the horses they rode became known as Cracker. WFSU’s Mike Plummer visits with Doyle Conner, Jr. and Stephen ...