by Kalyn Waters | Apr 11, 2025
Now that you have chickens, and they are ready to go outside into their coop – What kind of chicken coop do you need? You can spend as much or as little as your budget allows. While it is certainly true that chickens don’t need a mansion with automatic doors,...
by external | Apr 4, 2025
The 74th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course will be hosted on May 7-9, 2025, in Gainesville.The theme for 2025 is “Riding the High Tide – Decision Making in a Record Cattle Market.” A slate of nationally renowned speakers is scheduled to provide...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 28, 2025
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) have been a major tool for genetic selection of breeding cattle for many years. One of the issues, though, is that EPDs are only useful within a single specific breed. Because each breed manages and presents its own data somewhat...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 28, 2025
This week’s featured video goes back a few years to a 2008, when Photo-Journalist Bob Hite filmed a documentary on the history and culture of the Florida Cowboy, and the birthplace of the U.S. Cattle Industry. In the video, Hite interviews key cattle families...
by Matt Lollar | Mar 21, 2025
Manure from livestock has been used by farmers and gardeners since the beginning of farming, with evidence of the benefits of manure are documented dating back nearly 8,000 years. Manure can help improve soil, but there are a couple common misconceptions about its...
by Sally DeNotta | Mar 21, 2025
New World Screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax is a type of fly found throughout the world. When Screwworm fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets,...