Spring Pasture Green Up – Hold Off Grazing to Protect Your Pasture
Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist, Agronomy Department, Nicolas Caram, PhD student, Agronomy Department, and Brent Sellers, Weed Specialist, Range Cattle Research and Education Center With warm temperatures and recent rains, bahiagrass and...
Using an Autogenous Vaccine for Pinkeye
We have all heard it, “They don’t need that eye to eat,” which is a common misconception when it comes to the impacts of pinkeye in the cattle industry. Research shows that calves that are diagnosed with pinkeye will weigh between 20 to 40 pounds less at...
Southeast Grazing Exchange Website: A New Tool to Connect Livestock Producers and Landowners throughout the Southeastern US
Igor Bretas, and Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS – North Florida Research and Education Center Introduction The Southeast U.S. region includes 10 States and covers around 1.3 million km2 (USDA, 2017). Beef production systems in these states are predominantly pasture-based...
2023 Row Crop Short Course Highlights & Presentation Links
The 2023 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was held Thursday, March 2. The event had record breaking attendance going back at least a decade, with 160 people turning out. Extension Specialists from Florida and Georgia spoke to row crops farmers regarding key production...
Alabama Beef & Forage Field Day – March 16
Wiregrass Research & Extension Center - Headland, Alabama The Alabama Beef and Forage Field Day will be held Thursday, March 16, 2023, from 8:00 AM Central to 1:00 PM. The event will be held at the Wiregrass Research & Extension Center - 167 AL State Highway...
Certified Pile Burner Training – March 23
UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County is teaming up with the Florida Forest Service to host a certified pile burner training on March 23rd. This event is open to anyone who needs to receive a certificate for pile burning. The limit for the training is 50 attendees, so...
Alabama Cool Season Baleage Workshop – March 30
The Alabama Extension Service will host a Cool-Season Baleage Workshop on Thursday, March 30, 2023, from 8:00 AM Central to 1:00 PM. The event will be held at the Wiregrass Research and Education Center, located at 167 State Highway 134 E. – Headland, AL...
2023 NFREC Wildlife Management Field Day – April 15
We are excited to bring back the annual Wildlife Management Field Day, at the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC), in Quincy, Florida. This annual event is designed to provide landowners and managers the tools they need to be successful in managing...
Friday Feature: Sheep Dog Heroically Saves Flock From A Dozen Coyotes
This week's featured video was published by Georgia Farm Monitor to share the story of Casper the Great Pyrenees Sheepdog who took on a pack of coyotes to protect Ray D’Alessio's sheep. Casper defended the flock but was seriously injured and disappeared for two days...
Foxes and Coyotes in the Panhandle: How to Identify and Manage Them
Samantha M. Wisely, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida The Panhandle of Florida has three species of canine wildlife: red fox, gray fox, and coyotes. Each species is unique in appearance and behavior, and each species...