Category: Livestock

New technique for vulture population estimates could aid control efforts, UF researcher says

by BLOGS.IFAS

May 5, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For months, Erik Anderson tried to persuade a flock of vultures to stop roosting at Santa Fe College's main campus in northwest Gainesville. In the end, the vultures ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Birds, Formula, Lethal Control, Michael Avery, Population, Vulture, Wildlife

Ropin’ in the Swamp

by BLOGS.IFAS

April 9, 2009

In this photo released from the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Justin Johnson of Live Oak, Fla., left, and Derrick Davis of Callahan, Fla. rope a steer at the Ropin' in the Swamp competition at UF's Horse ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Cows, Horses

UF Report: Florida Dairy Farmers Made More on Milk, Spent More on Feed in 2007

by BLOGS.IFAS

July 30, 2008

By: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Source: Albert De Vries - devries@ufl.edu, (352) 392-5594 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Wholesale prices for Florida milk hit an all-time high in 2007, but dairy farmers' potential profits were reduced ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock
Tags: Albert De Vries, Dairy

Researchers Say New Steak’s a Hit With Consumers

by BLOGS.IFAS

November 28, 2007

View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A cut of beef once ground into hamburger has become one of the nation’s most popular steaks, thanks to a processing method co-developed by a University of Florida researcher. Recent figures show flat iron ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Work & Life
Tags: Dwain Johnson, Flat Iron Steaks, Steve Wald

Team Roping

by Ken Gioeli

March 28, 2007

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Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Livestock

UF report: Florida to have fewer dairy farms, higher milk production costs in 2007

by Ken Gioeli

March 19, 2007

By: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Russ Giesy rgiesy@ufl.edu, 352-793-2728 Albert De Vries devries@ufl.edu, 352-392-5594 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida’s human population is growing but the state has fewer dairy farms and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Albert De Vries, Dairy, Russ Giesy

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