Category: Livestock

Minimizando la exposición a plaguicidas a las abejas y otros polinizadores

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
January 20, 2023

Los plaguicidas son una parte importante del Manejo Integrado de Plagas (MIP) de cualquier agricultor para mantener una baja población de plagas y evitar pérdidas económicas. Es importante que todas las aplicaciones de pesticidas se realicen ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeeping, Bees, En Espanol, Español, Honeybees, Native Bees, Pesticide_protection, Polksmallfarms, Pollinators, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

Meat Quality in Beef Cattle: Is the Marbling Score the Best Indicator we can use?

by Jessica Czipulis
January 18, 2023

By Raluca Mateescu, Professor The strength shown by the high-quality branded beef market in the last few years confirms that a sizable proportion of consumers are willing to pay for assured quality, i.e., tender, flavorful, and juicy beef. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Animal Genetics, Animal Science, Beef, Beef Cattle, Meat Quality, Meat Science, Tenderness

Equine Myth Busters: Gut Health

by Caitlin Justesen
January 17, 2023

Owning horses is like having potato chips, you can’t have just one. With each horse comes a labor of love in ensuring they are well managed, especially when it comes to overseeing their gut function and keeping them free of colic, ulcers, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Equine Nutrition, Horses, Livestock

Cow-Calf Breakeven Calculator

by Bridget Stice
January 9, 2023

One of the best tools for management decisions on a cow-calf operation is the breakeven point calculation. The breakeven point is the point at which cost is equal to income, $0 profit/$0 loss. It identifies the minimum sale price needed ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Cattle, SFBF

Family Day at the Dairy Farm is Back!

by Shelby Thomas
January 5, 2023

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
Tags: 4-H, Animal Sciences, Dairy, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Extension, Family Friendly, Livestock, UF Animal Science

A clean sweep to improve meat safety in Ethiopia

by Livestock Lab
December 22, 2022

On day three of a workshop, participants (from butchers’ associations, abattoirs, and government) witnessed the slaughter of two steers at the Mana Qalmaa Kristaana abattoir in Adama, Ethiopia. They viewed the entire process and discussed ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Abattoir, Butcher, Ethiopia, Food Safety, Hygiene, Workshop

Caring for Livestock During Cold(er) Weather

by Meg Brew
December 21, 2022

Baby, It's Cold Outside! As Floridians we are generally not used to colder temperatures. Anything below a balmy 70 degrees sends me rifling through my closet looking for scarves and a heavy coat. I’ve even been known to don long johns when ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock

Building Human Capacity for Livestock Disease Surveillance

by Livestock Lab
December 21, 2022

Collaboration at the university level has been a key to the success of the Young Stock Mortality (YSM) project in Ethiopia (funded by USAID through the University of Florida). Researchers from the University of California, Davis, Ethiopia’s ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Disease, Ethiopia, International Development, Livestock, Student, Veterinarian

Tabaski: a huge market opportunity for small ruminants in Niger

by Livestock Lab
December 20, 2022

Tabaski (or Aïd el-Kebir), called the "Festival of the Sacrifice," is an Islamic holiday celebrated worldwide each year. It honors the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son as an act of obedience to God’s command. In commemoration ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Feed, Holiday, Market, Niger, Sheep, Small Ruminants

2022 Average Farmland Rent and Farm-Worker Wages

by Doug Mayo
December 19, 2022

Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and employees. As we close out 2022, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about renewing ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Average Farm Rent

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