Culling Older Cows from the Herd Before Winter
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Cull cows represent approximately 20% of the gross income of any commercial cow operation. Cull beef cows represent 10% of the beef that is consumed in the United States. The most recent...
Friday Feature: Farmers for America Trailer
This week's featured video is actually the movie trailer for a new documentary called Farmers for America. This video provides brief highlights of the issues that will be addressed in the documentary film that will be making its way across America over the coming...
Friday Funny: The Chicken Cannon
It has been 10 months since we shared a Friday Funny, due to a lack of good material. Special thanks to Ed Jowers, Emeritus Jackson County Extension Director for sending this funny story to share: The Chicken Cannon Scientists at NASA built a special cannon to launch...
Florida Agricultural Damages due to Hurricane Irma Estimated $2.5 Billion
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced on October 4, 2017 that the preliminary agricultural damages caused by Hurricane Irma in Florida total more than $2.5 billion. In an initial...
Proper Hay Storage Can Save You Money
Evan Anderson, Walton County Agriculture Agent If you grow or purchase hay to feed livestock, you probably know that not all hay is created equal. There are a number of factors that contribute to the quality of the bale you end up with. If you’re relying on hay to...
Managing Grazing Land to Enhance Bee Habitat
Jose Dubeux and Liza Garcia, University of Florida – North Florida Research and Education Center Improved forages are not only good for livestock, but they can also help feed bees! Managing grasslands to enhance bee habitat requires similar management practices to...
September Weather Summary, Hurricane Nate and the Last Quarter Outlook
September was an unusually dry month across much of the Panhandle, considering we were all watching Tropical Storm Irma so closely. You can see the red streaks where the outer-bands of Irma swung around on the eastern part of the region. Leon, Liberty, Gadsden,...
September Florida Cattle Market Price Watch
The August 2018 Feeder Cattle futures contract increased by $5.95/cwt. during September. Based on this futures price increase, August Feeder Cattle revenues increased by approximately $47.60/head ($5.95/cwt. * 8.0 cwt.) on an 800-pound feeder steer, which amounts to...
Friday Feature: Protecting Hay Quality at Harvest
Massey Ferguson and Dr. Dennis Hancock, UGA Forage Extension Specialist have teamed up to produce a video series called "A Cut Above the Rest" with tips on how to harvest high quality hay. In the first video Dr. Hancock explains RFQ (Relative Forage Quality) scores...
Why is Nematode Damage Patchy in Crop Fields? How Does this Affect Management Decisions?
I’ve had the opportunity to visit a number of grower fields this summer to assess potential nematode damage and I’ve often been asked this question: "Why is nematode damage worse in one section of a field than another, or worse in one field than another one nearby? "...