by Doug Mayo | Jul 18, 2025
Back in May, I attended the University of Florida’s 74th annual Beef Cattle Short Course, in Gainesville. The theme this year was, “RIDING THE HIGH TIDE – Decision Making in a Record Cattle Market.” There were a lot of great speakers that...
by Danielle S. Williams | Jul 18, 2025
UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County will host this year’s Big Bend Pesticide Safety Training Series. The series is a multi-county collaboration between Gadsden, Leon, and Jefferson County Extension Agents. The series is scheduled for September 8th-11th at the...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 18, 2025
As a high school student, I remember watching neat old movies about farming in FFA, so I always love finding these old films on YouTube. This week’s feature video was an Encyclopedia Britannica film produced to highlight modern corn farming in 1960. In the...
by Hannah Baker | Jul 11, 2025
The Hot Topic of Tight Supplies Going into Summer In the first half of 2025, non-fed beef production has been a “hot topic” as we watch for signs of reduced cow culling. Non-fed beef production is down over 13% so far in 2025 compared to 2024. With strong...
by Marcelo Wallau | Jul 11, 2025
Marcelo Wallau, Hannah Baker, Ashley Kanobroski For the past four years, the University of Florida/IFAS Forage and Livestock Extension teams have been challenging the attendees of the Florida Cattlemen’s Annual Convention to test their knowledge in cattle and forage...
by external | Jul 11, 2025
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist Back in March, farmers said they intended to plant 9.87 million acres of cotton this year. If realized, that would be an 11.8% reduction from last year. Prices have not improved since then and expectations were that acres...
