by Ann Blount | Mar 7, 2014
Summer Annual Forages: Millet, Forage Sorghum, Sudangrass, Sorghum-Sudan and Crabgrass This has been a tough winter season for forage production. Many producers are struggling with little hay left in the barn and slow winter growth of our forages. Ranchers in the...
by Mark Mauldin | Jan 25, 2014
Grass tetany is a potentially deadly condition in cattle and sheep grazing on small grains or ryegrass. Grass tetany is a condition associated with reduced magnesium levels in the blood, and can be a serious problem for cattle and sheep producers in Northwest...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Dec 6, 2013
The use of cover crops is gaining popularity with conventional, sustainable, and organic growers. The number of research publications on this topic has sky-rocketed. There is a real opportunity for vegetable growers to benefit from cover crop techniques. Cover crops...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 15, 2013
Dr. Henry Grant, County Extension Director, Livestock Agent, Gadsden County Extension Service A winter feeding program for meat goats should have as its main objectives: to provide the nutrients necessary to maintain a reasonable body condition, to prevent weight...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 27, 2013
Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension & Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder Cool season forages have long been the very highest quality feed that can be grown on the ranch for winter livestock supplementation in the Southeast. Land preparation, seed, and fertilizer...
