Slick Haired Holstein Semen Now Widely Available

Slick Haired Holstein Semen Now Widely Available

Pete Hansen, UF/IFAS Dairy Reproductive Biology Specialist The slick hair mutation is a naturally occurring modification in the prolactin receptor gene that causes cattle to have unusually short hair. The mutation is a dominant trait, so cattle that inherit one or two...
Minimizing Round Bale Hay Waste

Minimizing Round Bale Hay Waste

  Source:  Proceedings of the 2024 NFREC Beef & Forage Field Day, Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, and David Thomas, NFREC Beef Unit Manager Most ranches in the Southeast have the goal of producing or buying 4-6 round bales of hay or equivalent...
Friday Feature:  Cattle Traceability Update from CattleTrace

Friday Feature: Cattle Traceability Update from CattleTrace

This week’s featured video was published by U.S. CattleTrace, which is a non-profit organization, formed by multiple state cattlmen’s associations and private industry, with the mission of securely maintaining and managing the data collected for disease...
Pasture & Hayfield Fall Armyworm Control

Pasture & Hayfield Fall Armyworm Control

Fall armyworms (Spodoptera frugiperida) are a common pest in North Florida that can devastate a grass or forage crop. The fall armyworm is a part of the insect family Noctuidae. You can identify the caterpillars by the inverted Y-shaped marking on their head (Figure...