by external | May 29, 2020
The 52nd Annual Beef Improvement Federation Symposium — Online will be hosted the week of June 8 starting at noon CDT each day. The conference will be hosted on the Zoom webinar platform. Online registration is now open at http://www.beefimprovement.org/symposium. The...
by Doug Mayo | May 29, 2020
This week’s featured video is the 1-minute trailer, or advertisement for a 40-minute documentary published by Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) Cattle Health. The short video trailer and the 40-minute documentary feature the Johnson family of the Flying Diamond Ranch,...
by Andrea Albertin | May 22, 2020
– Farmers and ranchers have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) that maintain or improve water quality, quantity and soil conditions on their lands for many years. Several agencies in our region recognize this and offer financial assistance to defer the...
by ndilorenzo | May 22, 2020
Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Beef Specialist, and Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Jackson County Extension Director – Nominations are currently being accepted for the 2020-21 Florida Bull Test. To qualify, bulls must have been born between August 15 and December 31, 2019. If...
by external | May 22, 2020
From: farmers.gov/cfap The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will provide vital financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities who have suffered a five-percent-or-greater price decline or who had losses due to market supply chain disruptions...
by Daniel J. Leonard | May 15, 2020
A cattle producer contacted me earlier this spring to investigate a “pretty but unusual” weed that had quickly spread over a pasture. This field had been planted this past fall with certified oat seed for winter forage. While definitely pretty, it was obvious that...
