Agroforestry:  Working Toward Diverse Intercropping

Agroforestry: Working Toward Diverse Intercropping

Stephen Greer, County Extension Director, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Agroforestry comes in many forms where trees, the primary crop, are managed in combination with other crops and/or animals to create a more diverse agriculture community with the potential...
The Art and Science of Grazing Management

The Art and Science of Grazing Management

Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS Forage Management Specialist Grazing management is a mix of art and science. The “art” comes from the action of managing livestock in a given landscape, and learning based on experience. The “science” comes from...
How Much Should You Pay for a Bred Replacement Heifer?

How Much Should You Pay for a Bred Replacement Heifer?

– As the U.S. cattle industry turns the corner of this cattle cycle producers have begun asking the question, “How much should I  pay for a bred replacement heifer this year?” This is indeed a tough question to answer because cow-calf producers and their...
7 Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment

7 Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment

– I have received a number of calls recently with questions about pasture planting.  There are a number of reasons to plant or re-plant pastures, whether you are converting crop or timber land to pasture, renovating a field that had been overtaken by weeds, or...