by Matt Hersom | Oct 3, 2014
Hay feeding is a common practice for many beef cattle enterprises in North Florida. The key question is, are you getting all of the value you expected out of that bale of hay? Multiple factors affect the value and profitability surrounding hay feeding of beef cattle....
by Doug Mayo | Sep 19, 2014
Perilla mint (perilla frutescnes) aka Beefstakeplant is a toxic weed that typically grows in shady, to partially shaded areas, damp spots, woodland edges, and fence-lines of pastures in the Southeast. Positive identification of this weed has been made in a number of...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 12, 2014
The Cattle Identification Rule (Chapter 5C-31, Florida Administrative Code) has been published with an effective date of September 4, 2014. This rule is intended to improve our ability to respond to serious disease outbreaks and to help the industry maintain...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 22, 2014
Most cattlemen have a slight grin on their faces these days. Cattle have been selling for record prices this summer. What is causing this major increase in prices? Primarily there are two key factors: fewer cattle, and cheaper feed. Chart 2 below shows the drastic...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 15, 2014
The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. Each fact sheet...
by Cliff Lamb | Aug 1, 2014
For the 15th year, the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) is hosting the Florida Bull Test. This year, of the 119 bulls nominated, 102 bulls were received on July 30, 2014. After a three-week adaptation period, bulls will initiate a 112 day feed and...
