Should You Cull Cows that Prolapse from Your Herd?
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Prolapses occur occasionally in beef cows. Most prolapses occur around calving time. Two distinct kinds of prolapse exist. Uterine prolapses are most likely to occur during or shortly after...
November Weather Summary and Winter Outlook
November was a very dry month across the Florida Panhandle. For a good portion of the region the limited rain that fell came on November 30, the very last day of the month from a single cold front. For the month, the vast majority of the region received less than 1"...
Friday Funny: How Dry is It?
The Florida Panhandle, like a large portion of the Southeast is experiencing serious drought this fall. While drought is hardly a laughing matter, humor does have a way of easing the anxiety. The following are just a few jokes to share with friends and neighbors as...
Cover Crop Mixture Considerations for 2017
As dry as this Fall has been, planting cover crops has not been a priority or an option for many producers in the Florida Panhandle. One Escambia County grower planted an interesting cover crop mixture that has garnered a lot of attention locally this summer....
How Much Hay Will a Cow Consume in a Day?
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Estimating forage usage by cows is an important part of the task of calculating winter feed needs. Hay or standing forage intake must be estimated in order to make the calculations. Forage...
Funding Helps Florida Ag Producers Improve Working Lands
Conservation Stewardship Program - Application Deadline February 3, 2017 Agricultural producers can sign up for available funding through February 3, 2017 through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)....
Friday Funny: The Deer Hunters’ Debate
Four true friends from a local church joined together on Saturdays at a local farm during deer season. There was the farmer who provided the land, a doctor who was skilled at cutting up the meat, a lawyer who provided the hunting buggy, and the preacher who always...
Which Winter Annual Should You Plant for Optimal Cattle Performance?
Nicolas DiLorenzo, State Beef Specialist, University of Florida NFREC Successful business people will say that one of the keys to maintaining a high level of productivity in a company relies, partially, in making good decisions. The ability to stay competitive in any...
A Salute to Rural Veterans
I think we can all agree that political events in the United States over the last few weeks will be remembered in great detail in our history books. While much of the country remains divided along political party lines, we are at the same time, strongly united by our...
October Florida Cattle Market Price Watch
The August 2017 Feeder Cattle futures contract decreased by $4.95/cwt. during October. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $37.13/hd. ($4.95/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a 750-pound feeder steer which amounts to...