2024 Florida Bull Test Sale – January 20

2024 Florida Bull Test Sale – January 20

  Nicloas DiLorenzo, Florida Bull Test Coordinator, and UF/IFAS Beef Nutrition Specialist The 24th annual Florida Bull Test was conducted at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education center in Marianna in 2023.  There were 115 consignments...
Friday Feature:  Portable Shade for Rotational Grazing

Friday Feature: Portable Shade for Rotational Grazing

This week’s featured video was published by Shade Haven to highlight their portable livestock shade equipment.  Shade is very important for managing heat stress in grazing cattle.  Shade Haven’s portable shades allow producers to move shade to where the...
Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

De’Anthony Price, Agriculture & Natural Resource Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm-season, annual legume native to India and Pakistan. The crop grows up to nine feet tall and was originally a fiber crop. In...
Friday Feature:  World’s Tallest Steer

Friday Feature: World’s Tallest Steer

This week’s featured video was published by the Guinness World Records to recognize Tommy the World’s Tallest Steer.  Tommy is a 13 year old, 6’1″ Brown Swiss Steer, owned by Fred Balawender, Cheshire, Massachusetts.  He was named after Tom...
Pinkeye: A Mechanical Battle

Pinkeye: A Mechanical Battle

Dealing with pinkeye in cattle is a common and frustrating battle for the cattle industry. While the main issue may seem to be impairment of vision, major financial impact is found in an overall decline in cattle performance. A 1993 study estimated pinkeye costs U.S....