by Doug Mayo | Feb 5, 2016
Feral swine cost the Florida cattle industry at least $2 million a year in lost cattle production, according to a new study led by a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher. In fact, researchers believe they may have underestimated...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 22, 2016
Sometimes it takes time to find a winning formula. That’s how it was with First Step+ 10, according to Joshua Gurtler, an Agricultural Research Service scientist at the Eastern Regional Research Center, in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. Gurtler and his collaborators at...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 15, 2016
The Great Florida Cattle Drive of 2016 will run January 23rd through January 30th, 2016. Yes, it is going to happen once again and registration for the event is now underway. The event will begin at the historic Whaley ranch on Canoe Creek Road south of St Cloud and...
by Les Harrison | Oct 23, 2015
On Tuesday August 4, 2015, twelve Innovative Farmers and Ranchers were recognized by University of Florida IFAS Extension and Farm Credit of Northwest Florida at the Jefferson County Opera House, in Monticello. This is the fifth year these two organizations have...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 23, 2015
The Southeastern Hay Contest winners were announced this week. There were 375 total entries in the contest this year (185 in 2014). Hay and baleage samples were ranked based on their Relative Forage Quality score (RFQ). The contest was divided into seven...
