by Doug Mayo | Oct 1, 2021
This week’s featured video was a Channel 13 Panama City news story that shared highlights from the UF/IFAS Beef & Forage Field Day, that was held September 30, 2021, at the North Florida Research and Education Centers’ Beef Unit. The headline for the...
by Ann Blount | Sep 24, 2021
Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder, Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Specialist, and Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Forage Soil Scientist The mild weather this week may have you excited and ready to plant some cool-season forages for wildlife or domesticated...
by Kalyn Waters | Sep 10, 2021
Cool-season forages are widely used in the Florida Panhandle as a supplement for cattle during the fall and winter months. These forages are typically planted from October to December, depending on location and weather, and provide grazable forage from January...
by Kalyn Waters | Sep 10, 2021
If you get up early enough and are an optimist, there is a hint of fall in the air, which means if cool-season forages are not on your mind, it’s time to make a plan. Recently Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Holmes County Director and Dr. Ann Blount, UF/IFAS...
by external | Aug 27, 2021
Alabama Extension has developed an online course called Forage Basics that will be available starting September 1st. This course is a collaboration among extension specialists and Auburn University College of Agriculture faculty, with financial support from a grant...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 30, 2021
Fall armyworms (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda are certainly not a new pest in this region, but there are some unique challenges to deal with in 2021. The adult moths migrate in from South Florida into this region each spring/summer and lay eggs in fertilized...