Tag: sheep

UF will hold its first Ram Test and Sale event on Oct. 2, starting at 8 a.m. A gift from a Florida sheep farmer will support upgrades to the UF/IFAS Sheep Unit and allow researchers to expand the… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching

Tags: animal sciences, Animal Sciences Department, Diwakar Vyas, sheep

Scout Pastures for Toxic Perilla Mint this Fall

by Doug Mayo

Posted: September 19, 2014

Perilla mint (perilla frutescnes) aka Beefstakeplant is a toxic weed that typically grows in shady, to partially shaded areas, damp spots, woodland edges, and fence-lines of pastures in the Southeast. Positive identification of this weed has been made… Read More

Category: Agriculture

Tags: Beef Cattle, Dairy, Forage & Pasture, goats, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, pasture management, perilla mint, Pest Alert, pest management, sheep, toxic plants, weeds

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Tag: sheep

With new gift, UF scientists work to grow sheep and goat industries in Florida

Scout Pastures for Toxic Perilla Mint this Fall