by Mark Mauldin | Oct 9, 2015
While these recent “cool” snaps have provided a welcome break from the summer heat, they bring with them a reminder that production from perennial pasture grasses are slowing down and will soon be dormant for the winter. Deciding how to meet the nutritional needs of...
by ndilorenzo | Sep 18, 2015
Nicolas DiLorenzo and Tessa Schulmeister, University of Florida NFREC, Marianna Florida Around this time of year as days begin to shorten, we are reminded that the time is approaching when we need to think about our beef cattle winter feeding strategy. You may have...
by Jennifer Bearden | Sep 18, 2015
The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, has been very active this summer in Northwest Florida. Typically, we are talking about grain sorghum when we warn about this pest. However, the pest was found to be significantly damaging forage sorghum in Okaloosa County....
by Mark Mauldin | May 22, 2015
It is widely recognized that cool season annuals, like ryegrass, are the highest quality forages we produce here in NW Florida. Even though we often refer to these forages as “winter grazing” they are actually the most productive during the spring. That was certainly...
