New Website for Interstate Cattle Transportation Rules

Interstate Movement of Cattle The National Institute of Animal Agriculture (NIAA) and the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) have partnered together to create a website, InterstateLivestock.com,  which provides current rules and regulations for anyone...

Friday Funny: The Cow Salesman

When the cattle market peaked back in 2014-15, a Panhandle Rancher decided it was finally time for a new truck.  The 20-year-old truck he had patched and repaired for the past 10 years was so well used that the Rancher’s wife refused to ride in it with him to...
Are Your Forages Getting Enough Water?

Are Your Forages Getting Enough Water?

Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS NFREC Soils Specialist Forages, as with all plants, require light, water and nutrients. Even if you cannot control water inputs because you are on non-irrigated land, you may find it useful to know the water status of your soils to help...

Cute Baby Chicks and Your Chickens Can Make You Sick

Last summer the Center for Disease Control (CDC) reported 181 people from 40 states got Salmonella infections from contact with their poultry.  This year, through the end of June 2016, 611 people from 45 states have gotten sick from Salmonella infections related to...

Armyworms Wreaking Havoc on North Florida Forages

Ray Bodrey, UF/IFAS Gulf County Extension Director & Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Holmes County Extension Director A sudden, fierce attack of armyworms is currently underway on Panhandle forages.  Livestock and hay producers should be on the lookout for this pest....