The Horse Advisory Committee is sponsoring the 2012 horseman of the year award for Okaloosa County. All 4H'ers who would like to be considered for the award must summit an essay. Information about the essay is in the attachment below. The criteria ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, LivestockEvery cattle producer is probably getting a little antsy with the rising price of corn futures and the lingering drought throughout much of the country. The already substantial loss of crops and up-tick in fuel prices, has many producers wondering ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, LivestockIn response to the flood of questions we have had to local offices over the last six months, our local extension team will be hosting an educational series for citizens that own or are interested in owning cattle. "Cattle Management 101" will ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock2012-WildlifeFlyerFL-SRC-Esc Click the above link for more details about the vwildlife meeting. READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & DiseaseCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The lack of legal ways to eliminate fish lice is frustrating for goldfish and koi enthusiasts, but ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Over the past two decades, Florida cattle ranchers have spent as much as $16 million a year doing battle with an invasive weed called tropical soda apple, known ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, LivestockCaption 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/IFASIn 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/IFASBy: 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: LivestockView 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