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Friday Feature: Florida Dog wins 2022 Farm Dog of the Year
The 2022 Farm Dog of the Year was recognized recently at American Farm Bureau Federation’s Convention. A panel of judges reviewed more than 100 nominations to select the 2022 Farm Dog of the Year....
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Preparing Your Farm for the Cold Weather this Weekend
Cold weather is forecast for this weekend, but how cold will it get in your area? The National Weather Service has developed a nice tool to help with this: https://www.weather.gov/forecastpoints....
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Over the Counter Antibiotics will Require Prescription in June 2023
Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist, Jesse Fulton, Extension Educator, Director of Nebraska Beef Quality Assurance submission to the University of Nebraska’s Beefwatch...
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Friday Feature: Sheep Drive Through the Streets of Madrid
Most Floridians dread the coming of summer vacation due to all of the added traffic on local roads as millions of tourists travel through Florida to beaches and other tourist attractions. In Madrid,...
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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...
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New UF/IFAS Forage Team Website
Ashley Kuhn, Communications Coordinator, and Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Have you seen our new and improved UF Forage Team website? We now have a hub for...
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Is a Year-Round Grazing System Feasible in North Florida?
Jose Dubeux, L. Queiroz, D. Jaramillo, L. Garcia, E. Santos, I. Bretas, M. Bernardini, K.R. Trumpp, J. Portuguez, H. Koury, K. Oduor, M. Ruiz-Moreno, North Florida Research and Educaiton Center –...
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Foxes and Coyotes in the Panhandle: How to Identify and Manage Them
Samantha M. Wisely, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida The Panhandle of Florida has three species of canine wildlife: red fox, gray fox, and coyotes. Each...
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Friday Feature: Sheep Dog Heroically Saves Flock From A Dozen Coyotes
This week’s featured video was published by Georgia Farm Monitor to share the story of Casper the Great Pyrenees Sheepdog who took on a pack of coyotes to protect Ray D’Alessio‘s sheep. Casper...
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Southeast Grazing Exchange Website: A New Tool to Connect Livestock Producers...
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...
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Friday Feature: DocTalk – Antibiotic Use Rule Changes Starting in June
This week’s video was published by Dr. Dan Thompson, Bovine DVM & Iowa State Professor’s TV show called DocTalk, that airs on RFD-TV. In this episode, Dr. Thompson makes livestock producers aware...
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Pay Attention to the Details and Increase the Success of Pasture Herbicide...
Brand new tractor mounted sprayer in Washington County. Freshly calibrated and ready to tackle this season’s crop of weeds. Credit: Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS I get the pleasure of working with good...
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What is Solar Grazing? Could this Be an Opportunity in the Panhandle?
Picture of Sheep Flock under Solar Grazing Photo Credit: Jim Malooley, Silicon Ranch By now you may have heard the term “solar grazing” or “agrivoltaics”, but may not understand what the terms mean....
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Livestock Antibiotics Now Require a Veterinarian Prescription
Antibiotics will require a prescription from a veterinarian before purchase after June 11, 2023. Vaccines and wormers will not require a prescription and will still be available for purchase over the...
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Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage
De’Anthony Price, Agriculture & Natural Resource Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm-season, annual legume native to India and Pakistan. The crop...
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Friday Feature: Getting the Most from Your Hay
With so much rain this growing season, even producing average quality hay this year was a real challenge. Not only was the weather a challenge, but the cost of fertilizer was much higher too. So, you...
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Keeping Pasture Weeds Under Control
Broomsedge infestation in a bahiagrass pasture. Credit: Robbie Jones, UF/IFAS A theme I have seen this past year is pasture weeds becoming a major nuisance for landowners and cattlemen. Weeds don’t...
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Friday Feature: Portable Shade for Rotational Grazing
This week’s featured video was published by Shade Haven to highlight their portable livestock shade equipment. Shade is very important for managing heat stress in grazing cattle. Shade Haven’s...
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Panhandle Small Ruminant Nutrition Workshop – March 12
UF/IFAS Extension will be hosting a Small Ruminant Nutrition Workshop in Quincy, Florida on March 12, 2024. The event will be held at the North Florida Research and Education Center, 155 Research Rd,...
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Recap of the 2024 Panhandle Small Ruminant Nutrition Workshop
The 2024 UF/IFAS Panhandle Small Ruminant Nutrition Workshop, held on March 12, 2024, was a huge success, attracting farmers, researchers, and industry professionals to discuss the latest advancements...
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