Custom Farm Service Directory Now Available

Custom Farm Service Directory Now Available

People contact their local Extension Office on a regular basis searching for business that offer the types of unique services that farms need.  Whether it is a source to purchase hay or breeding stock, or people who can custom bale hay, build fences, mow fields, or...
Winter Feeding Your Cowherd – Those Girls are Expensive

Winter Feeding Your Cowherd – Those Girls are Expensive

Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economist While the memories of the 2018-2019 winter feeding season are still fresh in your mind, let’s review winter feeding costs for beef cows. Last fall, a beef producer contacted me after purchasing a truckload of bahiagrass hay...
Be On the Lookout for Crown Rust in Oats

Be On the Lookout for Crown Rust in Oats

Poor conditions during the fall planting window have made cool season forages a somewhat scarce commodity this Spring. Producers fortunate enough to have cool season forages, need to take the necessary steps to allow them the maximum returns from their plantings.  For...
Pasture Weeds are Coming – Be Ready

Pasture Weeds are Coming – Be Ready

Almost six months post Hurricane Michael, ranchers throughout the impacted areas are still feeling the effects of the storm. While many immediate issues caused by the storm have been addressed, the Thanks-to-Michael to-do list continues to grow as the seasons change....