by external | Dec 5, 2025
The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) hosts an annual conference bringing together industry, education/extension, and producers to share insights, research, best practices, and more. The 2026 AFGC annual conference will be held in Asheville, NC January...
by Robbie Jones | Oct 3, 2025
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...
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 Doug Mayo | Aug 15, 2025
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...
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,...
by Amanda Masholie | May 22, 2025
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...
