by Doug Mayo | Dec 1, 2017
UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Specialists, and County Extension Agents serving the Florida Panhandle developed a basic management calendar for cattle producers in the region. The purpose of this calendar is to provide reminders for management techniques with...
by Mark Mauldin | Nov 17, 2017
Two general statements to begin the discussion: Florida grass hay is generally not sufficient to meet the nutritional needs of a lactating brood cow. A fall/early winter calving season is a fairly standard practice in Northwest Florida. These two statements imply that...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2017
Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money. This is certainly true as farmers and landowners negotiate lease agreements, or managers and workers negotiate salaries for the year ahead. It can be pretty challenging...
by external | Nov 17, 2017
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Each year commercial cow/calf operations must decide how many replacement heifers are grown out to be put in the breeding pasture. Individual ranches must make the decisions about heifer...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2017
Source: Livestock marketing Information Center Cattle prices during the fourth quarter of 2017 were significantly stronger than expected. Higher prices caused 2017’s calculated cow-calf return over cash costs plus pasture rent to be revised up. In fact, earlier...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 3, 2017
This week’s featured video was produced by Growing America’s Chad Etheridge, who came over to Marianna last week to make a video about something I have a real passion about. This year farmers and ranchers were forced to harvest over-mature, low quality...
