Friday Feature:  Ag Awareness of Forest Products

Friday Feature: Ag Awareness of Forest Products

Alabama Extension recently published a five-part video series that discusses common forestry terms and measurements. Understanding common terms can help landowners make management decisions based on their particular goals.  The video of the series I chose to highlight...
Friday Feature:  Florida Cracker Cattle – A Spanish Legacy

Friday Feature: Florida Cracker Cattle – A Spanish Legacy

This week’s featured video was produced by the Florida Department of Agriculture for the Florida Museum to be presented at the Florida Cattle Ranching: Five Centuries of Tradition exhibit that travel around the state back in 2011.  Since we are celebrating the...
Friday Feature:  500 Years of Cattle in Florida

Friday Feature: 500 Years of Cattle in Florida

Florida has a rich agricultural history, but one of the historic facts that Florida cattlemen take great pride in is that cattle were introduced into what later became the United States through Florida in 1521.  Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish conquistador who first...
Friday Feature:  The Bale Baron

Friday Feature: The Bale Baron

The last week of June, forage specialists and county agents met in Live Oak, FL for the annual UF/IFAS Forage Worker’s Meeting.  This group meets annually to coordinate research and extension educational efforts to meet the needs of forage producers in Florida. ...