by external | Sep 19, 2025
Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Some basic rules of thumb to follow when determining the hay supplies you will need to sustain your cow herd over the winter and into next spring. Determine your average mature...
by Amanda Masholie | Sep 12, 2025
Florida’s year-round mosquito population poses a serious threat to equine health. Mosquito-borne viruses such as Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (EEE, WEE, VEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause severe neurological damage and high mortality...
by Marcelo Wallau | Sep 5, 2025
Marcelo Wallau, Maria Elena Mailhos,Ashley Kanobroski UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Forage Team, Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS NFREC Soils Scientist, and Diwakar Vyas, UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Ruminant Nutritionist Selecting the right forage varieties can significantly...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 22, 2025
If you are raising livestock in North Florida, cool-season forages are an opportunity that you do not need to miss out on. Our winters here are mild enough that we are able to grow a wide variety of annual forage crops through the winter. Doing so allows for...
by wickens carissa | Aug 8, 2025
– Maggie Nelson, University of Florida, Senior Animal Science Student, and Carissa Wickens, UF/IFAS Horse Extension Specialist University of Florida, Senior Animal Sciences Student, Maggie Nelson is conducting her College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)...
by Kalyn Waters | Jul 25, 2025
Brett Capra, University of Florida, Senior in Animal Sciences & UF/IFAS Extension Intern with Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County, and Carissa Wickens, UF/IFAS Horse Extension Specialist When it’s hot outside, horses will sweat a lot to help keep cool....