by Andrea Albertin | Sep 30, 2022
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers producers technical and financial assistance to help them implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) on their operations. NRCS staff work with farmers, ranchers, and forest land managers to...
by Evan Anderson | Aug 26, 2022
Managing a pasture comes with a host of potential problems: nutrient deficiencies, insect pests, weeds, and overgrazing can all cause serious issues when you’re just trying to grow some forage. At times, several minor problems can all add up to one major one....
by Chris Prevatt | Aug 19, 2022
Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock & Forage Economist In the areas of the Southern U.S. that received adequate rainfall this spring and summer, grazing warm-season annual forages has remained an economically viable option for many producers. A warm-season annual...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Aug 12, 2022
Many Panhandle hunters and wildlife enthusiasts put a good bit of time, money, and sweat into growing cool-season food plots to feed and attract deer. I count myself among you. However, if you want to maximize your property’s wildlife and environmental benefits,...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 1, 2022
As I travel around Jackson County lately I have noticed that pasture grass is in short supply on most livestock operations. The combination of flash drought (95-102° temperatures without rainfall) and little fertilization of pastures has taken its toll. To me the...
by external | Jul 1, 2022
Kirsten Romaguera, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications This Independence Day will feel a little different for Dr. José Dubeux, a Forage Agronomist at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS NFREC), near...