by Mark Mauldin | Feb 15, 2019
As a County Agent, when I travel to meetings and other events I often hear the same question; “How are things in Washington County?” One of my go-to responses is “Plugging along.” While I may generally over use the phrase, right now I feel like it accurately...
by ndilorenzo | Feb 8, 2019
Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS NFREC Beef Nutrition Specialist The 2018-19 Florida Bull Test Sale was successfully completed on January 19, 2019 at the University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center. This year marked the 19th edition of this valuable...
by Ann Blount | Feb 1, 2019
Forage and livestock related issues stemming from our recent bout with Hurricane Michael has impacted our livestock in ways that are still being felt. For starters, a rainy Spring-Summer-Fall did not help with the forage quality of our pastures, hay production or ...
by John Doyle Atkins | Feb 1, 2019
The occurrence of Tropical Soda Apple in our state has been highest in South Florida, although the plant now is commonly observed throughout the state. Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum Dunal) is a serious weed problem in many perennial grass pastures and native...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 1, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by the Wall Street Journal for their Moving Upstream video series to share story of a controversial research project taking place in Brazil to create heat-tolerant Angus through gene editing. Researchers identified the...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 18, 2019
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Last week the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received multiple reports related to acute deaths in cattle. These deaths are being investigated by both the Division of Agricultural...
