Check Your Seed:  Don’t Plant Poisonous Pasture Weeds

Check Your Seed: Don’t Plant Poisonous Pasture Weeds

A cattle producer contacted me earlier this spring to investigate a “pretty but unusual” weed that had quickly spread over a pasture.  This  field had been planted this past fall with certified oat seed for winter forage. While definitely pretty, it was obvious that...

Gulf County Cool-Season Forage Virtual Field Day

The subject of this video is a no-till cool-season livestock & wildlife forage demonstration, in Gulf County.  There are a number of ag extension agents across the state that have participated with state specialists and landowners to implement this past season’s...
Tight Margins Call for Proactive Cattle Feeding Management

Tight Margins Call for Proactive Cattle Feeding Management

First things first, I’m not writing this to scold anybody… I’m just concerned. I wrote an article for the Small Producer’s Corner section of the September issue of The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal (it’s a great publication,join FCA today, a subscription is...
In the Field Episode 1 – Hay Sampling for Forage Quality

In the Field Episode 1 – Hay Sampling for Forage Quality

Check out Escambia County Extension’s newest video series called “In The Field.” These videos are aimed to educate producers in row crops, forages, livestock, and natural resources about practical management skills they can implement into their operation....