by Doug Mayo | Mar 6, 2020
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recognized Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka, Florida, as the winner of the 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The award was presented at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2020
– I have received a number of calls recently with questions about pasture planting. There are a number of reasons to plant or re-plant pastures, whether you are converting crop or timber land to pasture, renovating a field that had been overtaken by weeds, or...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2020
– The 35th annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference was a great success, thanks to everyone who participated. There were 181 people registered, but 202 steaks were served for lunch. There were 25 companies and organizations represented in the Trade Show. ...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2020
This week’s featured video was produced by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) as part of their “Cattlemen to Cattlemen” video series to introduce the 2020 NCBA President, Marty Smith. Marty is a fifth-generation Florida rancher...
by external | Feb 14, 2020
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Despite our best efforts at bull selection and heifer development, cows or heifers occasionally need assistance at calving time. Every baby calf has a certain degree of respiratory acidosis....
by Doug Mayo | Feb 14, 2020
This week’s featured video, was produced by Greg Judy, the self-proclaimed, “Regenerative Rancher” from Green Pastures Farm in Missouri, to show how and why he uses an ATV round bale hay unroller for his cattle operation. The ATV nearly eliminates...
