Friday Feature:  Managing Invasive Wild Hogs on Your Property

Friday Feature: Managing Invasive Wild Hogs on Your Property

This week’s featured video was published by the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, located in Ona, Florida to share a presentation that was recorded by Dr. Hance Ellington, UF/IFAS Range Wildlife Specialist, at a Wild Hog Management Workshop. ...
Fall is Here – It’s Time to Spray Cogongrass

Fall is Here – It’s Time to Spray Cogongrass

Without question, Cogongrass is the most troublesome invasive plant that I (and my clients) deal with. Here in Northwest Florida, we have a lot of it, and it is very difficult to manage. With that in mind, I write about cogongrass control with some frequency. If you...
Friday Feature:  Burrowing Owls Love Florida Ranchlands

Friday Feature: Burrowing Owls Love Florida Ranchlands

This week’s featured video was published by the Archbold Biological Station, located on the 10,500 acre Buck Island Ranch, in Highlands County.  Burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia floridana) are one of Florida’s smallest owl species and they live in...
Birdshot in Beef: The Hidden Defect

Birdshot in Beef: The Hidden Defect

Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Birdshot or shotgun shell pellets have been found and reported in the beef supply since the first National Beef Quality Audit in the early 1990s and the incidence of this foreign...