Horse Feed and Cattle Feed Don’t Mix: 70 Horses Die After Ingesting Feed Contaminated with Monensin
A recent report of 70 horse deaths serves as a devastating reminder to ensure that horses are fed only feeds specifically manufactured for equine consumption. The incident, which occurred on a single ranch in Oklahoma, occurred as a result of accidental feed...
Nutritional Demands of Beef Females Through Various Production Stages
In terms of beef cattle management, nutritional management is one of the largest costs a producer will accrue during the production cycle. Thus, having a good understanding of nutritional requirements and nutrient partitioning can play a major role in your bottom...
Peanut Maturity & Disease Updates – 9/6/24
Maturity Update The aGDD Tracker below shows the number of adjusted Growing Degree Days (aGDDs) accumulated by 80 fictional fields (8 locations x 10 planting dates) as of 9/5/24. Real temperature and rainfall data from each location is used as well as common soil...
August Florida Cattle Market Update – Calf Prices & Supplies
At the time of writing this, shipping season is underway, and calf prices are still more than favorable for cow-calf producers selling weaned calves. We are seeing some seasonality effects as prices have leveled off going into the fall. Fall is the time when most...
Farm Technology Field Day – September 23
- UF/IFAS Northwest District Extension Agents are working with the Agriculture and Biological Engineering Department to launch a new Farm Technology Field Day in Quincy, Florida. The event will be at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC), on...
Cold Hardy Citrus Workshop – September 24
North Florida citrus growers are invited to attend the 2024 Cold Hardy Citrus Workshop, hosted by UF/IFAS Extension Taylor County, on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. This educational program will be held at the Taylor County Extension Office - 203 Forest Park Road,...
Friday Feature: Larry McArthur’s 50th Peanut Harvest
This week's featured video was published by Field Rows to highlight the kickoff the peanut harvest season. This year is extra special at McArthur Farms, Malone, Florida, because 2024 is Larry McArthur's 50th year growing peanuts in Jackson County. In the video, Jim...
Cotton Foliar Diseases Are Here: To Spray or Not To Spray?
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, Ian Small, UF/IFAS Crop Pathologist, and Bob Kemerait UGA Crop Pathologist For cotton growers, market prices have been extremely discouraging. With prices in the 65-70¢ range, it’s hard to justify intensive crop...
Birdshot in Beef: The Hidden Defect
Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Birdshot or shotgun shell pellets have been found and reported in the beef supply since the first National Beef Quality Audit in the early 1990s and the incidence of this foreign...
Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Market Searching for the Right Mix
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist Over the past 3 months, prices (December futures) have made 4 consecutive lower lows—rallies followed by a subsequent decline to lower than where the market was before the rally. This week, prices pushed, and actually...