The Role of Silage in Bridging the Fall Forage Gap

The Role of Silage in Bridging the Fall Forage Gap

  Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Beef Specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center – Marianna   Every fall, the baling of the last cutting of hay brings an end to the perennial forage season.  Fall is also the beginning of another important...
Enrollment Open for the 2021 UF/IFAS Know Your Heifer Program

Enrollment Open for the 2021 UF/IFAS Know Your Heifer Program

Dr. Mario Binelli, UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences   The Know Your Heifer Program is a service available to beef cattle producers provided by UF/IFAS Extension. In the 2020-21 breeding season, we enrolled over 2,000 heifers from more than 20 beef operations...
Friday Feature:  Best HaySaver Hay Ring

Friday Feature: Best HaySaver Hay Ring

There were all sorts of innovative machines and equipment on display at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA in October.  This week’s featured video shows a relatively simple but heavy duty product that is made to last a long time.  The Best HaySaver is made of...
Management of Bulls after the Breeding Season

Management of Bulls after the Breeding Season

Bull selection, development, and management are all essential to drive the genetic progress of a cattle herd and to improve the annual calf crop. Much time and effort are expended to ensure that the correct mating selections allow for the optimal outcome during...