Update on Grass Endophytes and Mycotoxins Occurrence in Florida Forages

by Ann Blount | Apr 16, 2021

– Ann Blount, Sunny Liao, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Graduate Students: Valerie Mendez, Soil and Water Sciences Department, and Brittany Justesen, Agronomy Department; Livestock and Forages Extension Agent for UF/IFAS Extension Osceola...

Is it Coping or a Vice? Understanding Stereotypic Behaviors in Horses

by wickens carissa | Mar 19, 2021

Carissa Wickens, University of Florida, and Camie Heleski, University of Kentucky – Introduction Stereotypic behaviors are defined as repetitive, relatively unvarying patterns of behavior with no obvious goal or function. A horse that displays stereotypic...

Integrating Perennial Peanut into Grazing Operations

by dubeux | Mar 5, 2021

Jose Dubeux, Liza Garcia, David Jaramillo, Erick Santos, Flavia van Cleef, Luana Queiroz, Carlos Garcia, Daciele Abreu, Martin Ruiz-Moreno – Introduction Perennial warm-season grasses (e.g., bahiagrass, bermudagrass) are the backbone of livestock operations in...

Unsightly and Painful Winter Barnyard Weeds

by Jennifer Bearden | Mar 5, 2021

Burweed I don’t know about you, but I am fighting some bothersome winter weeds this season.  In high traffic areas around my barn, I have developed a lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis) issue.  Lawn burweed, also called spurweed, is a low growing winter annual that...

2021 Forage Legume Webinar Series – Thursdays April 1 through May 6

by dubeux | Mar 5, 2021

– Legumes are important plants for forage production in Florida. They can supply highly nutritious feed for grazing animals, and when properly inoculated, they supply nitrogen for their own growth, as well as providing nitrogen for other plants growing with or...

Poisonous Plants Suspected Cause of Cattle Deaths in the Panhandle

by Ann Blount | Jan 29, 2021

Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist, João Bittar, UF/CVM Extension Beef Veterinarian, Adam Stern-UF/CVM Veterinary Forensic Pathologist, and Evie Blount, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County 4-H Agent – Livestock producers beware! Especially during the...