Category: Livestock

2026 Gibtuck Limpograss Planting Material Distribution Day – July 14

by Doug Mayo
May 20, 2026

Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima) has a longer season of growth than Bahiagrass or Bermudagrass, so it can help cattle ranchers and dairy farmers bridge the gap between summer perennial grasses and winter annual forages. Limpograss can also ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forage, GibTuck Limpograss, North Florida Research And Education Center, Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Choosing the Right Chicken Feed for Your Flock

by Kalyn Waters
May 20, 2026

Choosing the right chicken feed is one of the most important decisions you can make when raising chickens. Proper nutrition keeps birds healthy, improves egg production, strengthens immune systems, and supports proper growth. With so many feed ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture

Hurricane Preparedness for Florida Farms

by morganyoder
May 19, 2026

Weathering the Storm Together As spring in Florida gives way to hurricane season, it’s natural to feel a mix of anticipation and concern. That’s why now is the time to proactively prepare your farm or ranch before a storm is on the horizon. Just ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Livestock

2026 Perennial Peanut Field Day – June 5

by Doug Mayo
May 12, 2026

Hay farmers, livestock producers, and anyone interested in learning about growing perennial peanut are invited to participate in the 2026 Perennial Peanut Producers Association (PPPA) Field Day, on Friday, June 5, 2026. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture, Perennial Peanut, SV Ag Update

Considerations for Effectively Spraying Pasture Weeds… After it Rains

by Mark Mauldin
April 24, 2026

As is the case every Spring, a great percentage of the calls I have received recently relate to managing pasture weeds with herbicides. There is a lot to consider when formulating a weed management plan. The subsequent sections of this post ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forage & Pasture, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture Weeds, Weeds

Florida Farm TEAM Card for Agriculture Sales Tax Exemption

by Doug Mayo
April 24, 2026

Article originally published July 14, 2023. This article was republished on the UF/IFAS Blog platform site to ensure Florida farmers and ranchers are aware of this service. On July 1, 2023, Senate Bill 1164 / House Bill 1279 became ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Presupuesto de Nutrientes: Entendiendo a Dónde se Fue el Fertilizante

by Jonael Bosques
April 24, 2026

El clima dinámico de Florida nunca deja de sorprendernos. La sequía histórica que estamos experimentando, luego de heladas extremas que no se veían en décadas, definitivamente ha hecho de esta primavera una bastante inusual. Hemos ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agricultura, Agriculture, Español, Florida Agriculture, Nutrientes, Suelos

Training the Future of Beekeeping: UF/IFAS Honey Bee Laboratory Hosts Honey Bee Queen Instrumental Insemination Workshop Alongside Purdue and Apis Engineering

by Amy Vu
April 24, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla., April 21, 2026 — The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ (UF/IFAS) Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (HBREL) collaborated with Purdue University and Apis Engineering to hold one ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #ufbugs, Beekeeping, Bees, Entomology, Honey Bee, Honeybee, Insemination, PolliNATION, UFHoneyBee, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension

Pringle to be chair of UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
April 23, 2026

Highlights: Dean Pringle has been appointed chair of the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida, bringing decades of leadership, research and industry experience to support Florida’s animal agriculture, students, ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching

Drought, Input Costs, & Heifers on Feed

by Hannah Baker
April 22, 2026

The first four months of 2026 have not fallen short of keeping things interesting, for lack of a better term, in the cattle industry. Despite rising cattle prices, hesitancy to rebuild is growing as severe drought conditions persist, input costs ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Panhandle Agriculture, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

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