Considerations for the 2014 Hay Season

Nicolas DiLorenzo, State Beef Specialist, University of Florida NFREC With the hay season in full swing, we are now ready to reap the benefits of the combination of temperature and moisture to be able to (hopefully) lower our feed bill later in the year when the grass...
Beef Replacement Heifer Development Considerations

Beef Replacement Heifer Development Considerations

Nicolas DiLorenzo, State Beef Specialist, University of Florida NFREC Now that we have left behind a few years of severe droughts and hay shortages, there has been renewed talk about beef herd reconstruction in the U.S. fueled by a couple years of encouraging calf...

Winter Feeding the Annual Dilemma

Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS NFREC Beef Nutrition Specialist The days are getting shorter and the nights cooler.  It won’t be long until summer bahiagrass and bermudagrass pastures will go dormant after the first killing frost.  Ranchers have some tough decisions...