Dr. Blount’s 2020 Cool-Season Forage Variety Update

Dr. Blount’s 2020 Cool-Season Forage Variety Update

  – Everything from variety selection to timing of planting and fertilizer rates impact the yields and productivity of your cool-season forages.  Dr. Ann Blount and her team of forage specialists at UF/IFAS Extension develop a set of recommendations...
Poor Cattle Temperament Adversely Affects Profit

Poor Cattle Temperament Adversely Affects Profit

  Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist October is a traditional time to evaluate the cow herd before winter.  This is a time when producers decide which cows are no longer are helpful to the operation, and which heifer calves...
Friday Feature:  Rethinking Methane From Cattle

Friday Feature: Rethinking Methane From Cattle

This week’s featured video was published by Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research Center (CLEAR) at the University of California Davis to discuss an often misunderstood topic of how methane produced by ruminant animals (cattle, sheep,...
Cool-Season Forage Update Webinar – September 24

Cool-Season Forage Update Webinar – September 24

  Typically this time of year, Dr. Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder, makes the rounds speaking to cattle producer groups about cool-season forages, however this year we cannot host in-person fall meetings. With that in mind, UF/UFAS Extension Holmes County and...
Florida Beef Challenge – Entries Due September 21

Florida Beef Challenge – Entries Due September 21

Are you interested in finding out how your cattle perform after they leave the ranch? The Florida Fed Beef Challenge is an opportunity to do just that. Challenge entries consist of ten head of steers (or groups of 10) weighing between 550 and 750. Cattle must be...