by Ben Hoffner | Sep 20, 2024
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...
by Kalyn Waters | Aug 9, 2024
It is very hot in the Florida Panhandle right now, but fall is coming. As fall creeps in, cattle producers will face the need to supplement their herds, so for most of us that means buying hay and other feeds, so let’s talk about the difference in dry matter...
by Hannah Baker | Jun 28, 2024
Prices for feeder cattle have well exceeded year ago levels, and that has been a hot topic over the last year. But what about the cull cow market? Steer and heifer prices are important to follow, but cull cows also play an important role in both the cattle market and...
by Kalyn Waters | May 24, 2024
Individually identifying animals is nothing new for the cattle industry. While many producers are familiar with traditional visual tags, there are some changes coming down the pipeline for individual animal identification. The talk of animal traceability has been...
by Angela Gonella-Diaza | Mar 15, 2024
Mauro Venturini, Daniella Heredia, Maria Camila López, Angela Gonella Diaza, North Florida Research and Education Center, and Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County Introduction Stress is defined as a physiological response to a threat. Stress and the...
