by Mark Mauldin | Mar 24, 2017
Every fall producers select which cool season forage varieties they want to utilize in their operations and by the following spring some are happy with the choices they made and others are not. In an effort to help producers make a more informed decision, UF/IFAS...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 24, 2017
In the fall of 2016, USDA’s Animal Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of screwworms in the Florida Keys. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced on March 18, 2017 that they were winding down their...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 24, 2017
This weeks featured video provides an honest look at how cattle are handled at meat packing plants. Dr Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, widely considered to be the world’s leading expert on humane animal handling,...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 17, 2017
On Monday March 6, unique weather conditions including a passing cold front, high winds, and low humidity fueled raging wildfires from Texas to Colorado that burned over 1 million acres. In the wake of these extremely fast moving fires, thousands of cattle and seven...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 10, 2017
This week’s featured video is a really cool innovation for building or repairing fences, a cordless fence staple gun made by the STOCKade Company in New Zealand. Anyone who has ever built or repaired farm fences will want one of these tools. Unfortunately, the...
by Chris Prevatt | Mar 3, 2017
Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economics Regional Agent A commonly asked question around sale barns and at extension programs is “Should I sell light-weight feeder calves now or hold them and sell them when they are heavier?” The answer to this question depends on...
