Are Endophytes and Mycotoxins in Florida Forages Affecting Cattle Performance?
Ann Blount, Sunny Liao, Ko-Hsuan Chen, Marcello Wallau, Doug Mayo, Brittney Justesen and Clay Cooper Endophytes are naturally occurring organisms that often live in symbiosis internally in many of our forage species. Basically, endophytes are good for plants to...
Financial Assistance for Farmers Who Implement BMPs
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. Although BMPs are designed to be technically feasible and economically viable,...
2017-2018 Bee Informed Partnership’s National Bee Colony Loss Report
The 2017-2018 winter (1 October 2017 – 1 April 2018) was tough for beekeepers. According to data collected by The Bee Informed Partnership and reported in Honey Bee Colony Losses 2017-2018: Preliminary Results, “an estimated 30.7% of managed colonies in the United...
June Weather Summary, July Outlook, & EL Niño Watch
Rainfall June was a wet month for much of the Panhandle, thanks in part to rain following Tropical Storm Alberto that came ashore at the end of May. But the rainfall was not at all uniform across the region. There were a few areas that received more than 10" in June...
Friday Feature: John Deere Round Bale Accumulator Attachment
Last year at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA, several farmers shared with me that they saw an interesting innovation from John Deere, an attachment to round balers that allows more control of where bales are place in the hay field after baling. This week's...
Flip this Cow – Adding Value by Reconditioning Cull Cows
Culling cows from the herd is a normal part of annual ranch management. How and when cull cows are marketed represents your last opportunity to generate revenue from each cow. There is an opportunity to add value to cull cows to generate some additional revenue for a...
Understanding Flush Cycles for Citrus Leafminer Management
Danielle Sprague, Jefferson County Extension and Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Entomologist, NFREC Quincy Summer’s in full swing, so citrus groves are actively flushing (growing new leaves). During the flushing period, citrus trees are most susceptible to damage by citrus...
Biosecurity Important for Small Poultry Flocks
Recent reports of salmonella sickness by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has caused an increased focus on animal-human interaction. According to these reports, over 100 people in multiple states have been ill with salmonella. The CDC states that the most likely...
Cattle On Feed Hints at Beef Production in Late 2018
Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist On June 22, USDA's National Agricultural Statistic Service released their Cattle on Feed report that showed a feedlot inventory of 11.553 million head of cattle in feedlots of more...
Friday Feature: Florida Cattlemen’s Association’s Share Your Passion Video
This week's featured video was produced by Seminole Media Productions on behalf of the Florida Cattlemen's Association (FCA). This video debuted at the recent FCA Convention to share the stories of outgoing FCA President, Ken Griner, and incoming FCA President, Alex...