by Robbie Jones | Oct 3, 2025
The 2025 Small Ruminant Grazing Field Day will be held Wednesday, November 5, at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, in Quincy. Experts from UF/IFAS, FAMU, Auburn, and NC State will share their expertise on topics from year-round grazing...
by ndilorenzo | Sep 26, 2025
Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Cattle Nutrition Specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center-Marianna How Bad is It? A combination of effects including very dry weather, and high temperatures have created what the climate experts call a “flash drought” in the...
by Angela Gonella-Diaza | Sep 19, 2025
Maria Camila Lopez, Mauro Venturini, Angela Gonella, UF/IFAS NFREC-Marianna, Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County, & Pablo Fernando Quiroga Millares, DVM-Columbia Introduction In the United States, the vast majority of cow-calf operations rely on...
by Ben Hoffner | Sep 19, 2025
With continuous weeks of drought through the end of August and throughout September, all of North Florida is in either the D1 Moderate Drought Category (tan) or D0 Abnormally Dry Category of NOAA’s U.S. Drought Monitor. With limited rainfall, both forage...
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...
