UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Specialists, and County Extension Agents serving the Florida Panhandle worked to develop a basic management calendar for cattle producers. The purpose of this calendar is to provide reminders for management techniques with similar timing to those used at the North Florida Research and Education Center’s Beef Unit, near Marianna, Florida. Links to useful publications with more information are also provided.
Preparing land for cool-season forage planting in October.
September Management Reminders
Cattle Herd Management
- Move weaned heifers to pasture and continue limited feeding
- Order pre-breeding vaccines and dewormer for October working
Pasture Management
- Select varieties and order seed for annual winter pastures
- Prepare land for winter pastures,
- Add lime or dolomite if needed prior to disking for faster incorporation
- Heavily graze pastures to be overseeded for winter pastures
Pest Management
- Scout pastures & control problem weeds prior to maturity
- Control blackberries
- Scout pastures for poisonous weeds, spray, mow, or remove if found
- Scout for Armyworms, control if 3 worms/sq. ft. threshold is reached
Annual Events
- Submit entries to the Southeast Hay Contest
(entries must be received before 5:00 PM Thursday, September 22, 2016)
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Use the following link to download the entire Cattle & Forage Management Annual Calendar:
Panhandle Ag Extension Team Cattle & Forage Management Calendar
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Developed by the Panhandle Agriculture Extension Livestock and Forage Team:
Doug Mayo, Cliff Lamb, Mark Mauldin, Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak, Jose Dubeux, Jay Ferrell, Jennifer Bearden, NicolasDiLorenzo, Shep Eubanks, Jed Dillard, Mike Goodchild, Roy Carter, Henry Grant, John Atkins, and Kalyn Waters
Jackson County Extension Director, Livestock & Forage Agent, Lead Editor for Panhandle Ag e-News
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