Friday Feature: Clic R Weight for Cattle Management
At the recent NFREC Beef & Forage Field Day, one of the sponsors introduced relatively new technology for the cattle industry. Clic R Weight has been working with Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Cattle Nutrition Specialist, to refine technology that can utilize...
Key Concepts to Consider Before Starting an Embryo Transfer Program for Your Herd
Angela Gonella-Diaza. Cattle Reproductive Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center I am sure you have heard about embryo transfer programs before. I know it is tempting to consider using embryo transfer programs for your operation. Reproductive...
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Damage to Fruit and Nut Trees
While in a grove recently, I noticed a few trees with multiple, horizontal rows of small holes in the bark at the base of the tree. After looking around, it didn’t appear that the trees were sick, stressed, or dying and there didn’t seem to be a pattern associated...
2023 Watermelon Weekly Update #2
Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops – Published March 26, 2023 Welcome to the 2023 growing season, weekly issue of the UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates are summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional...
Friday Feature: Florida Ag Hall of Fame Inductee: Don Quincey – Quincey Cattle Company
This week's featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture to highlight one of the two Florida Ag Hall of Fame inductees. Don Quincey is a fifth generation Florida cattle rancher from Chiefland, Florida. His father owned Chiefland Farm Supply...
2023 Watermelon Weekly Update #1
Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops - Published March 19, 2023 Welcome to the 2023 growing season, weekly issue of the UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates are summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional...
Friday Feature: Dr. John Woeste, UF/IFAS Leader, Inducted into Florida Ag Hall of Fame
This week's featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture to highlight one of this year's Florida Ag Hall of Fame inductees. Dr. John Woeste was the Dean of UF/IFAS Extension from 1976 to 1995. Much of the success of UF/IFAS Extension was...
Spring Pasture Green Up – Hold Off Grazing to Protect Your Pasture
Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist, Agronomy Department, Nicolas Caram, PhD student, Agronomy Department, and Brent Sellers, Weed Specialist, Range Cattle Research and Education Center With warm temperatures and recent rains, bahiagrass and...
Using an Autogenous Vaccine for Pinkeye
We have all heard it, “They don’t need that eye to eat,” which is a common misconception when it comes to the impacts of pinkeye in the cattle industry. Research shows that calves that are diagnosed with pinkeye will weigh between 20 to 40 pounds less at...
Southeast Grazing Exchange Website: A New Tool to Connect Livestock Producers and Landowners throughout the Southeastern US
Igor Bretas, and Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS – North Florida Research and Education Center Introduction The Southeast U.S. region includes 10 States and covers around 1.3 million km2 (USDA, 2017). Beef production systems in these states are predominantly pasture-based...