Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures

Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures

Brett Capra, University of Florida, Senior in Animal Sciences & UF/IFAS Extension Intern with Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County In the Southeast, every rancher is also a “grass farmer!” Our primary resource we depend on is forage. However,...
Improve Your Pasture Management this Spring

Improve Your Pasture Management this Spring

Below is a pared down version of an article I wrote for the January issue of the Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal. I also addressed these topics in a presentation I gave along the same lines at the NW FL Beef Cattle Conference in February. Both the writing of...
Free Soil Health Testing for Florida Ranchers

Free Soil Health Testing for Florida Ranchers

The Soil Health Laboratory from the Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department at the University of Florida is offering a one-time, free soil health test for livestock producers in Florida. The primary goal of this initiative is to conduct a baseline survey of the...
Nitrogen Fertilization of Perennial Summer Grasses

Nitrogen Fertilization of Perennial Summer Grasses

  Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Forage Soil Scientist, NFREC Quincy If you need greater grass production, now is the time to maximize your results! Due to our southern grass’ response to long days, we typically achieve the most growth from June through early...