by Hannah Baker | Aug 29, 2025
Cattle and forage producers have no control of rainfall — or the lack thereof. While producers can’t physically plan for drought in the field, there is a way to plan financially for increased feed costs through the United States Department of Agriculture’s...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 29, 2025
Don’t let weeds rob your pastures of their productivity, and don’t let brush and invasive plants take over your property. Learn how to identify and manage unwanted vegetation. UF/IFAS Extension Washington County has two opportunities coming up to help...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 22, 2025
If you are raising livestock in North Florida, cool-season forages are an opportunity that you do not need to miss out on. Our winters here are mild enough that we are able to grow a wide variety of annual forage crops through the winter. Doing so allows for...
by external | Aug 8, 2025
Linda Geist, Senior Strategic Communications Consultant, Missouri University Hay is a major feed for beef production and other livestock industries. “Despite the vastness of the hay industry, making hay can be an indicator of an unprofitable cow-calf enterprise,”...
by Kalyn Waters | Jul 18, 2025
Brett Capra, University of Florida, Senior in Animal Sciences & UF/IFAS Extension Intern with Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County In the Southeast, every rancher is also a “grass farmer!” Our primary resource we depend on is forage. However,...
