by Doug Mayo | Dec 16, 2022
This week’s featured video was produced by Oklahoma State for their SUNUP TV program. Low-stress cattle handling is one of the cornerstone concepts of Beef Quality Assurance (BQA). Handling cattle calmly in small groups reduces bruising and injury of both...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 9, 2022
This week’s featured video was published by Sloan Express to introduce a neat tool/gadget for hay feeding. The Hay Knife features a razor blade on a 29″ handle for cutting twine, mesh, plastic wrap or silage bags, and also includes a hook to quickly remove...
by ndilorenzo | Oct 28, 2022
Nicolas DiLorenzo, Federico Podversich, and Federico Tarnonsky, UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center, Marianna Feeding silage to cattle has many nutritional benefits but often requires more time and labor than other supplemental feeding options. One...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 28, 2022
This week’s featured video was produced by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Jerry Dakin, Dakin Diary Farms who was selected as Florida’s entry to compete in the Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Swisher Sweet Farmer of the Year recognition. Dakin was one...
by Kalyn Waters | Aug 19, 2022
I have been treating quite a bit of foot rot in my herd in the past month and odds are, if I am seeing it in the cattle we manage, everyone else is too. Thus, let us take a few minutes to review the ins and outs of foot rot. The bacterium that is responsible...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 29, 2022
– The USDA National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) published their annual July 1 Cattle inventory Report on July 22, 2022. There were not many surprises in this year’s report, but it is helpful to know the general trend in the US. The total,...
