Family Day at the Dairy Farm is an open house held on February 11, 2023, from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the UF/IFAS Dairy Farm located in Alachua, Florida. The event has been moved to earlier in the year in hopes of avoiding bad weather. This ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
The 56th Florida Dairy Production Conference will be held on Thursday, December 1st, 2022, at the Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, in Gainesville, Florida. The Florida Dairy Production Conference started in 1964 and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Dr. Peter Hansen has been fascinated with dairy cattle since he was a young boy. Growing up, he spent time visiting his cousin’s small dairy farm in Ireland, helping work the dairy and breed cows. Hansen decided that he wanted to find a career ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The inaugural Florida International Dairy Academy (FIDA), a comprehensive online program from the University of Florida’s animal sciences department, will kick off in January 2022 and educate participants in the latest ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
In the cattle industry, infectious diseases of cattle can result in major economic losses, reduced well-being of the animals, and requires producers to increase their use of antimicrobials. Corwin Nelson, associate professor in the UF/IFAS Department ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease