Friday Feature:  Robot Cowboys

Friday Feature: Robot Cowboys

This week’s featured video was produced by Feedstuffs Magazine to highlight an innovation being pilot tested at a Cargill cattle packing plant.  They are evaluating remote control robotic cowboys that can move finished cattle though the pens and into the packing...
Overseeding Perennial Peanut with Cool-Season Forages

Overseeding Perennial Peanut with Cool-Season Forages

Jose Dubeux, Erick Santos, David Jaramillo, Liza Garcia, Luana Dantas, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna Rhizoma perennial peanut (Arachis glabrata Benth.) is an important hay crop in Florida. Rhizoma peanut hay is locally produced within...
Are Your Bulls Ready for Breeding Season?

Are Your Bulls Ready for Breeding Season?

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist The fall breeding season starts very soon.  If you have not assessed your bull battery recently, time is slipping away.  Contact your large animal veterinarian to make arrangements to see that...
Precision Feeding After a Challenging Hay Season

Precision Feeding After a Challenging Hay Season

The summer of 2018 has been very challenging for hay production.  The combination of frequent rainfall, and heavy downpours have prevented timely harvest, and also diminished the quality of the hay produced.  The days are getting shorter, grass growth has slowed, so...