Winter Feeding Your Cowherd – Those Girls are Expensive

Winter Feeding Your Cowherd – Those Girls are Expensive

Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economist While the memories of the 2018-2019 winter feeding season are still fresh in your mind, let’s review winter feeding costs for beef cows. Last fall, a beef producer contacted me after purchasing a truckload of bahiagrass hay...
Be On the Lookout for Crown Rust in Oats

Be On the Lookout for Crown Rust in Oats

Poor conditions during the fall planting window have made cool season forages a somewhat scarce commodity this Spring. Producers fortunate enough to have cool season forages, need to take the necessary steps to allow them the maximum returns from their plantings.  For...
Creeping Indigo: Get Ahead of the Problem Now

Creeping Indigo: Get Ahead of the Problem Now

The calendar and thermometer indicate the return of consistent warm weather is arriving soon. With it come forage production for grazing and hay, and the many weeds which create an assortment of problems.  Included is Creeping indigo, Indigofera spicata, a weed with...
Friday Feature: Rotation of Hay Feeding Locations

Friday Feature: Rotation of Hay Feeding Locations

This week’s featured video was produced by SunUp TV, which is Oklahoma State Extension’s Television show for producers in their state.  The topic of this video is the value of rotating or continuously moving hay feeding stations to different locations in a...