Friday Feature:  Fence H-Brace Construction

Friday Feature: Fence H-Brace Construction

This week’s featured video was published by North Carolina Extension.  In the video, Anthony Growe, Richmond County Agent, provides a step by step demonstration of H-Brace construction for a high tensile electric fence, however these steps are similar for other...
Tips for a Great Chicken Coop

Tips for a Great Chicken Coop

Now that you have chickens, and they are ready to go outside into their coop – What kind of chicken coop do you need? You can spend as much or as little as your budget allows. While it is certainly true that chickens don’t need a mansion with automatic doors,...
Florida Beef Cattle Short Course – May 7-9

Florida Beef Cattle Short Course – May 7-9

The 74th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course will be hosted on May 7-9, 2025, in Gainesville.The theme for 2025 is “Riding the High Tide – Decision Making in a Record Cattle Market.”  A slate of nationally renowned speakers is scheduled to provide...
MARC Across-Breed EPDs Updated for 2025

MARC Across-Breed EPDs Updated for 2025

Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) have been a major tool for genetic selection of breeding cattle for many years.  One of the issues, though, is that EPDs are only useful within a single specific breed. Because each breed manages and presents its own data somewhat...
Friday Feature:  The Florida Cowboy Documentary

Friday Feature: The Florida Cowboy Documentary

This week’s featured video goes back a few years to a 2008, when Photo-Journalist Bob Hite filmed a documentary on the history and culture of the Florida Cowboy, and the birthplace of the U.S. Cattle Industry.  In the video, Hite interviews key cattle families...