by Doug Mayo | Jul 23, 2021
Florida has a rich agricultural history, but one of the historic facts that Florida cattlemen take great pride in is that cattle were introduced into what later became the United States through Florida in 1521. Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish conquistador who first...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 16, 2021
Rainfall June 2021 was a wet month, especially for the western Panhandle counties that received rainfall from Tropical Storm Claudette. There were also bands of rain that swept north from the Gulf as the storm dissipated in Alabama and Georgia. You can see in the...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 16, 2021
Summertime is peak season for all sorts of weeds on land, but it is also the time of year Extension Offices receive numerous calls about weeds in ponds. Filamentous algae is the most common pond weed problem, but blue-green algae can be toxic to fish and livestock. ...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 2, 2021
The last week of June, forage specialists and county agents met in Live Oak, FL for the annual UF/IFAS Forage Worker’s Meeting. This group meets annually to coordinate research and extension educational efforts to meet the needs of forage producers in Florida. ...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 25, 2021
This week’s featured video was published by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) to share a story on a crazy trend that started in the Netherlands called “Cow Cuddling” or “Cow Hugging” therapy. I have heard of people paying to swim...
