by external | Oct 8, 2021
Jennifer Whitaker, Georgia Farm Bureau The Asian Longhorned Tick – an invasive species with the potential to cause severe anemia and tick fever in livestock – has been positively identified on a cow in Pickens County (North Central GA), the Georgia...
by Ann Blount | Sep 24, 2021
Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder, Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Specialist, and Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Forage Soil Scientist The mild weather this week may have you excited and ready to plant some cool-season forages for wildlife or domesticated...
by Kalyn Waters | Sep 10, 2021
Cool-season forages are widely used in the Florida Panhandle as a supplement for cattle during the fall and winter months. These forages are typically planted from October to December, depending on location and weather, and provide grazable forage from January...
by external | Sep 3, 2021
Agricultural producers now will have until December 1 to make coverage decisions and complete reporting activities for the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Pilot Insurance Program (PRF) and Apiculture Pilot Insurance Program (API). The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
by Marcelo Wallau | Jul 2, 2021
Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist UF/IFAS This past week I was invited by a colleague from Costa Rica, Dr. Luis Villalobos, to provide a virtual presentation on pasture management for an audience of students, producers, and consultants from multiple places...
