Florida Pasture Endophyte and Mycotoxin Update

Florida Pasture Endophyte and Mycotoxin Update

by | Jun 7, 2019

Over the past several years, livestock ranchers in Florida have reported concerns about animal health issues in cattle, equine, and endangered wildlife that have raised questions about the possibility of toxicity issues associated with forage grasses. With financial...
Monday Feature: 1950s Hay Stacking

Monday Feature: 1950s Hay Stacking

by | May 13, 2019

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...
Sunn Hemp: A Fast Growing Annual Forage Legume

Sunn Hemp: A Fast Growing Annual Forage Legume

by | May 3, 2019

Jose Dubeux, João Vendramini, L. Garcia, D. Jaramillo, E. Santos, F. van Cleef, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department – Introduction Warm-season perennial grasses are the most used forages in Florida; however, nitrogen (N) fertilization is needed to maintain their...
Renovating Centipede Grass Infested Pastures

Renovating Centipede Grass Infested Pastures

by | Apr 26, 2019

Encroachment of centipede grass even to the point of taking over a field of once vigorous bahiagrass or bermudagrass is an all too common occurrence.  Each year extension agents receive calls to look at and help landowners rectify a situation similar to the one in the...