2025 Small Ruminant Grazing Field Day – November 5

2025 Small Ruminant Grazing Field Day – November 5

The 2025 Small Ruminant Grazing Field Day will be held Wednesday, November 5, at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, in Quincy.  Experts from UF/IFAS, FAMU, Auburn, and NC State will share their expertise on topics from year-round grazing...
UF Small Ruminant Short Course – October 10 & 11

UF Small Ruminant Short Course – October 10 & 11

The 4th annual UF Small Ruminant Short Course will be held on October 10-11, 2025 in Gainesville, Florida.  Producers, extension specialists and agents, researchers, students, and allied industry members are welcome to attend this in-person, educational event. The...
Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures

Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures

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,...
Benefits of Rotational Grazing for Horses

Benefits of Rotational Grazing for Horses

Amanda Masholie, Sustainable Ag & Small Farms Agent-Walton County As a highly adapted grazing animal, horses encounter challenges when high quality forages are not the foundation of their diet.  Many horses kept in confinement develop behavioral issues such as...
Pasture Management During the Spring Transition

Pasture Management During the Spring Transition

  The calendar and the weather agree, spring has sprung. Earlier today I made two observations which lend further credence to that conclusion. 1) my truck has turned yellow (under a thick coating of pollen) and 2) there was a line, literally out the door, at a...