UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Specialists, and County Extension Agents serving the Florida Panhandle developed a basic management calendar for cattle producers in the region. The purpose of this calendar is to provide reminders for management techniques with similar timing to those used at the North Florida Research and Education Center’s Beef Unit, near Marianna, Florida. Links to useful publications with more information are also provided.
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Cattle Herd Management
- Stop feeding hay and supplements as soon as adequate grass allows
- Work replacement heifers, cows and calves
- Cows—dewormer, and external parasite control
- If fly tags are used, alternate between organophosphate and pyrethroid types each year
- Cull dry open cows (cows without calves)
- Calves— vaccinate, deworm, castrate, growth implant, and weigh
- Vaccinations: 7-way Clostridial (black leg)
- IBR-BVD-BRSV-PI3,
- Cows—dewormer, and external parasite control
- Check bull pasture fences and remove bulls from replacement heifers
- Observe bull condition and success in mature cow herd, rotate and rest if needed
- Check mineral, use high magnesium mineral if grazing winter annuals
Pasture Management
- Plant summer annual grasses and legumes (millet, sorghum x sudan, alyce clover) for grazing, haylage or silage, when there is adequate moisture
- Inspect hay equipment and make needed repairs and maintenance
- Prepare hay storage areas to protect hay quality
- Rotate pastures to prevent overgrazing
Pest Management
- Control weeds in newly established pastures
- Scout Pastures & control problem weeds prior to maturity
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Use the following link to download the entire Cattle & Forage Management Annual Calendar:
Panhandle Ag Extension Team Cattle & Forage Management Calendar
Developed by the Panhandle Agriculture Extension Livestock and Forage Team:
Doug Mayo, Cliff Lamb, Mark Mauldin, Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak, Jose Dubeux, Jay Ferrell, Jennifer Bearden, Nicolas DiLorenzo, Shep Eubanks, Jed Dillard, Mike Goodchild, Roy Carter, Henry Grant, John Atkins, Ray Bodrey, and Kalyn Waters.
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