Basic Genomic Principles for Beef Cattle
Raluca Mateescu, Associate Professor of Quantitative Genetics & Genomics, UF/IFAS Animal Science Department A primer of genetics and inheritance Use of genomic technologies in the beef industry is rapidly increasing. To understand the value and use...
Input Needed on the Impacts of Wild Hogs and Management Strategies
Hance Ellington, Grazinglands Wildlife Specialist, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research &Education Center UF/IFAS researchers are currently conducting a survey of Florida landowners/managers seeking to learn more about their thoughts and opinions regarding wild...
Friday Feature: The Hay Knife for Removing Net Wrap Before Feeding
This week's featured video was published by Sloan Express to introduce a neat tool/gadget for hay feeding. The Hay Knife features a razor blade on a 29" handle for cutting twine, mesh, plastic wrap or silage bags, and also includes a hook to quickly remove it from a...
Navigating A Particularly Challenging Winter Feeding Season
There’s a perfect storm of sorts developing , so cattle producers throughout the Panhandle need to be prepared to weather it. Thankfully, the storm taking shape is not a tropical system spinning up in the Gulf, this storm relates to the mounting challenges...
It Finally Rained a Little – Should You Plant Cover Crops?
These past few months have been very dry. Perfect weather for harvesting cotton, but not so great for planting cool-season crops. Many have been waiting for the weather to break to get sufficient soil moisture to plant. I have received a number of calls about...
You Don’t Have to Body Condition Score Every Cow
It is the time of year when the body condition of cows should be on producer's minds. The grass is short this fall, due to the lack of rain and the early frosts, so we need to be on our "A game" when it comes to our fall/winter cow nutrition. Monitoring Body Condition...
Cotton Marketing News – Prices Improve but still Below 90¢
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Prices have rebounded from the low of 72 cents back on October 31. December futures are now back over 80 cents—prompting optimism that better times could be on the way. = The area around 90 cents...
Farm Bureau Survey Shows Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Up 20% in 2022
Source: American Farm Bureau News Release Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind. Farm Bureau’s 37th annual survey provides a snapshot of the average...
Pesticide Applicator Trainings December 5-7
UF/IFAS Extension, Washington County is offering a series of trainings for licensed applicators or those who would like to obtain a Florida Pesticide Applicators License. Each session will provide CEUs for licensed applicators and serve as exam preparation for those...
Friday Feature: The Farmer Poem for Farm-City Week
This week's featured video is actually one I shared previously, but because it has such a great message for Farm-City Week, I wanted to highlight it again. The video was published by Land O' Lakes to bring to life a poem written in the late 1800s by Amelia E. Barr,...