Tag: cattle

Smutgrass factsheet

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Posted: June 2, 2020

Hello DeSoto and Sarasota county producers! The phones are ringing and the emails are rolling in: it is smutgrass season and we are hearing from folks who need help making a plan to keep it… Read More

Category: Agriculture

Tags: ag, agriculture, cattle, invasive, pasture, Pgm_Ag, smutgrass

EVENT: 2018 Forage management workshop and tour

by Kevin O'Horan

Posted: June 4, 2018

Register now to reserve your spot for the 2018 Forage Management Workshop and Tour, set for Aug. 24. Facilitated by the South Florida Beef-Forage Program of UF/IFAS Extension, the program is set to run 8… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock

Tags: cattle, event, forage, livestock, pasture, Pgm_Ag, tour, workshop

Getting 4-Hers Ready for the Fair(s)

by Kevin O'Horan

Posted: January 14, 2016

For Sarasota County 4-H members, this is a particularly exciting, bustling time of year, with the Florida State Fair opening February 4 and the Sarasota Agricultural Fair soon after, starting March 18. Now is the… Read More

Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock

Tags: 4-H, 4H, cattle, contest, fair, Florida, Florida State Fair, judge, judging, livestock, Pgm_4H, pig, Sarasota, Sarasota Agricultural Fair, show, steer, swine