by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2014
Thomas J. Holt, D.V.M., State Veterinarian/Director, Division of Animal Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services The Cattle Identification Rule(s) (Chapter 5C-31, Florida Administrative Code) has been published with an effective date of...
by Jennifer Bearden | Feb 14, 2014
There are several variables in the vaccination equation: the people, the animals, and the vaccine. All these variables work together to create immunity to diseases in our livestock. With so many variables, things can sometimes go wrong and the animal fails to...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 6, 2014
[warning]The National Weather Service is forecasting wind chills below freezing for 48 hours from Monday night through Wednesday, with possible single digit wind chills on Monday and Tuesday nights.[/warning] The following is the NWS forecast for Marianna for Monday...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 28, 2013
The University of Florida database of fact sheets called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu Each fact sheet has a PDF or printer friendly link in the top...
by Mindy Hittle | May 17, 2013
Livestock owners need to be on the lookout for Pigeon Fever to appear again in livestock this year. Over 60 Florida horses, mainly in Walton and Okaloosa Counties, were infected with this disease in 2012. Pigeon Fever is an infection caused by the bacteria,...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 9, 2012
UF/IFAS Extension has an extensive publications website, called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source). Here are some of the new publications added this month that may be of interest to you: Bottling, Labeling and Selling Honey in Florida (ENY159/IN918) In 2011,...
