by Hannah Baker | Nov 22, 2024
I recently had a rancher ask me about whether it was more economical to background a group of steers through the winter months to sell in the spring, or sell them at weaning before the end of the year. This decision involves many factors that vary across each...
by Kalyn Waters | Nov 22, 2024
Recently I had a conversation with a vegetable farmer from the upper mid-west. Somehow we got on the topic of scales and I explained to him that many cattle producers don’t have a scale. The farmer looked at me in pure shock! “How do you know how much to feed your...
by Robbie Jones | Nov 22, 2024
Getting cattle bred to have calves born during a targeted period is one of the key practices that can help ranchers be more efficient with their management resources, while also applying performance selection pressure to select cattle that are best adapted to the...
by Marcelo Wallau | Nov 22, 2024
Marcelo Wallau, Jose Dubeux and Ashley Kuhn, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Registration is open for the First Southeastern Integrated Crop Livestock System (ILCS) Symposium on January 31st, 2025 in Marianna, Florida. Join us to discuss and network about the...
by ndilorenzo | Nov 15, 2024
The North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) will be selling 25 bred heifers from the Beef Unit herd in groups of five per lot, at the Beef Unit Sale Pavilion, on Monday, December 9, 2024. The Silent Auction bids will open at 10:00 AM Central time,...
by Hannah Baker | Nov 8, 2024
Every month, USDA releases a Cattle on Feed Report that summarizes how many cattle are on feed, the weights of these cattle, how long they are being fed, and so on. Every quarter, the number of cattle on feed is broken down by steers and heifers. The October report...
