Friday Feature: Floating Dairy in Rotterdam

Friday Feature: Floating Dairy in Rotterdam

This week’s featured video was published by the Your Morning Show out of Canada back in September to share the concept of a Floating Dairy in the Netherlands.  This month, according to Diary Herd Management, the first 32 cows are floating on the New Meuse River,...
Disaster Bridge Loan and Sales Tax Refund Meeting Recording

Disaster Bridge Loan and Sales Tax Refund Meeting Recording

On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, representatives from UF/IFAS Extension, Florida Farm Bureau, and the Small Business development Center (SBDC) provided information to farmers on two disaster recovery programs initiated by the Governor and the Florida Legislature. ...
Monday Feature:  1950s Hay Stacking

Monday Feature: 1950s Hay Stacking

This week’s featured video was published to social media by Classic Tractor Fever to share a portion of an archived Library of Congress video about ranch life on the Ninety Six Ranch in Paradise Valley, Nevada back in the 1950s.   It is amazing to see how these...
Harvesting Bahiagrass Sod for Extra Ranch Income

Harvesting Bahiagrass Sod for Extra Ranch Income

Bahiagrass is the most common warm season perennial forage grass in the Florida Panhandle. While its most common use is grazing, there are other ways producers can generate revenue from bahiagrass fields. The most common alternative to grazing is hay production....
Friday Feature:  Florida Crackers – The Cowboys of Florida

Friday Feature: Florida Crackers – The Cowboys of Florida

This week’s featured video comes from the archives of author Patrick Smith who wanted to highlight the heritage of cattle ranching in Florida that still lives on today.  You will notice the difference in video quality and the type of graphics used to make this...