Controlling Thistle in Pastures

Controlling Thistle in Pastures

Across the southeast pasture owners maybe noticing the unwelcome presence of thistles. There are nine different species of thistles in the state of Florida, but the good news (if there can be any when it comes to thistles) is that they are all controlled with the same...
The Art and Science of Grazing Management

The Art and Science of Grazing Management

Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS Forage Management Specialist Grazing management is a mix of art and science. The “art” comes from the action of managing livestock in a given landscape, and learning based on experience. The “science” comes from...
Virtual Cool-Season Forage Tour with Ann Blount

Virtual Cool-Season Forage Tour with Ann Blount

On Friday, March13, 2020 the University of Florida cancelled or postponed all in-person training activities to slow the spread of the Conronavirus.  One of the events this effected was the Twilight Cool-Season Forage Tour that had been scheduled for March 17th, at the...
Fall Cover Crop Mixes – A Working Piece of Art

Fall Cover Crop Mixes – A Working Piece of Art

Throughout the Southeast, anyone driving in the countryside will come across beautiful green fields planted with cover crops in cash crop fields or in pastures used for livestock grazing.  Often, a single species is planted, but some growers uses mixes in their...
7 Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment

7 Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment

– I have received a number of calls recently with questions about pasture planting.  There are a number of reasons to plant or re-plant pastures, whether you are converting crop or timber land to pasture, renovating a field that had been overtaken by weeds, or...