by Kalyn Waters | Oct 2, 2020
– Everything from variety selection to timing of planting and fertilizer rates impact the yields and productivity of your cool-season forages. Dr. Ann Blount and her team of forage specialists at UF/IFAS Extension develop a set of recommendations...
by Daniel J. Leonard | May 15, 2020
A cattle producer contacted me earlier this spring to investigate a “pretty but unusual” weed that had quickly spread over a pasture. This field had been planted this past fall with certified oat seed for winter forage. While definitely pretty, it was obvious that...
by John Doyle Atkins | Jan 10, 2020
You spend a lot of time and money preparing for deer hunting season. One of the most popular tools hunters utilize are winter food plots. Food plots typically consist of cool-season small grains and legumes such as clovers. These are planted in the fall to attract...
by Ann Blount | Nov 22, 2019
Rye Dairymen in the southern Coastal Plain utilize cereal rye as a dairy silage crop. Beef cattlemen also depend on cereal rye for cold tolerant winter forage, and often use it in blends with other winter forages, particularly with ryegrass. The digestibility when...
by Nick Simmons | Nov 22, 2019
Here in the Southeastern United States we are fortunate to have adequate conditions to grow quality forages for livestock production. Adequate management can also allow for producers to grow a desired quantity of forages that can be used in various ways, such as...