by external | Jun 21, 2024
The third annual UF/IFAS Small Ruminant Short Course will be held on September 20-21, 2024. The event is a collaboration among UF/IFAS Extension, the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, and the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences....
by Hannah Baker | May 31, 2024
USDA releases the Crop Production report each month, and hay stocks (hay on farm) are included in the May and December reports. The May 2024 Crop Production report shows that hay stocks in the United States are up 46% year-over-year. However, hay stocks in May of 2023...
by Robbie Jones | May 17, 2024
Anyone who raises livestock in the Southeastern United States knows that gastrointestinal or internal parasites are a pervasive issue, particularly in Florida’s hot and humid climate. This environment necessitates year-round strategies for controlling intestinal...
by Doug Mayo | May 17, 2024
Limpograss, Hermathria altissima, is a warm-season perennial grass that has been used for cattle production in Central and South Florida by beef cattle producers for a number of years. With the development of a new cultivar called ‘GibTuck,’ researchers have...
by Mark Mauldin | Apr 19, 2024
Below is a pared down version of an article I wrote for the January issue of the Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal. I also addressed these topics in a presentation I gave along the same lines at the NW FL Beef Cattle Conference in February. Both the writing of...
by Ian Stone | Apr 5, 2024
Silvopasture is a unique agroforestry system combining principles of forestry, forage production, and livestock grazing to produce wood products, superior forage, and healthy livestock simultaneously. Learn all about the unique ways this system can fit your needs on...
