Tips for Controlling Smutgrass in the Pasture
Find tips from UF/IFAS for controlling smutgrass in your pasture as part of your weed management program. According to a UF/IFAS blog, smutgrass is an invasive grass that is [...]
Combating Pink Eye in Cattle
See management strategies for preventing and treating pink eye in cattle, a bacterial infection that can negatively affect your herd. As the weather gets warmer, the conditions for pink [...]
Best Management Practices for Calf Processing Vaccines
See the Best Management Practices when it comes to using calf processing vaccines in your cow-calf operation. Vaccines are an important tool in the effort towards raising healthy calves. [...]
Q&A: APHIS Final Rule on EID Tags For Cattle
See a Q&A on the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Final Rule on EID tags for cattle. In late April 2024, the USDA APHIS passed a [...]
A Look at Grazing-Land Management and Soil Carbon Storage
A UF/IFAS researchers says more research is needed on grazing-land management for soil carbon storage in the Southeast. Florida ranchers should listen with skepticism to carbon trade marketers, according [...]
Details of the Florida Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Emergency Rule
Florida’s Ag Commissioner issued a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Emergency Rule to protect Florida cattle and other livestock. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in domestic livestock [...]
Tips on Determining Cattle COD
Find tips for ranchers for determining cattle COD, provided by the South Florida Beef-Forage Program Article-of-the-Month. Life and death go hand-in-hand on a working ranch, and the death of [...]
Starting a Florida Cattle Ranch? Follow This Advice
See advice on starting a Florida cattle ranch from the South Florida Beef-Forage Program Article-of-the-Month. Florida is a major cattle state, operating mostly as a cow-calf state. The Sunshine [...]
Florida Cattle Best Management Practices
See Florida cattle Best Management Practices that are advised by FDACS to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus runoff. The Florida Department of Ag and Consumer Services (FDACS) has a program [...]
Improving Calf Value and Profitability
See information on improving calf value and profitability shared during the 2022 Florida Cattlemen’s Institute & Allied Trade Show. Florida is mainly a cow-calf state, meaning the main focus [...]
A Look at the Calf Care Quality Assurance Program
See the details of the Calf Care Quality Assurance Program (CCQA), aimed at improving calf welfare, an important concern for the Florida Beef Industry. “Animal industries should be prepared [...]
A Look at a Pasture Condition Score Sheet
See the details of how a Pasture Condition Score Sheet can be used to measure your management efforts for boosting pasture productivity. In one of our recent blogs, we [...]
Measuring Forage Productivity
See options for measuring forage productivity to gauge the effects of management practices and document a return on your investment. Measuring forage productivity is an important tool in managing [...]
Attend the 2022 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show
The 2022 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show is coming up in June; register now! Pre-register by June 6th to attend the 2022 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and [...]
Grazing Management Factors to Consider
See factors that need to be taken into consideration for ensuring a grazing management program is effective. Florida beef operations looking to save on costs are likely to consider [...]
Five Challenges for Beef Cattle Producers
See five key areas that present challenges for beef cattle producers according to a UF/IFAS Extension Livestock Economist State Agent. In 2021 and beyond, “managing cost of production will [...]
Defining Cattle Finishing Types
See the definitions of various cattle finishing types that Florida cattle ranchers can use as part of their marketing strategies. Beef cattle are raised in a number of different [...]
A Look at Cereal Grains for Forage
Consider growing cereal grains for forage for the winter months, so you’ll be ready when it’s time to plant. Florida’s “winter” months are a time when cereal grains can [...]
UF/IFAS Calls for Cattle Producers to Participate in Phosphorus Survey
A project led by a UF/IFAS soil scientist at the Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona calls for respondents for a phosphorus survey. Cattle producers and land [...]
Tips for Managing Cattle Heat Stress
Helping your herd to manage cattle heat stress can result in a healthier, more productive herd during summer’s hot weather. Studies have shown that extreme heat affects cattle’s ability [...]