Bull selection is one of the fastest ways for a cattleman to change the quality of his calf crop from one year to the next. It is difficult to overstate the importance of the bull. In a small herd half of the genetic potential of the entire ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureOn January 6th, 2017, there will be a Replacement Heifer Development Workshop from 8:30 to 2:30. The workshop is an educational event delivered in conjunction with the Florida Heifer Development Program. The event will be at the NFREC-Marianna ... READ MORE
Category: AgriculturePlease see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Matthew Johnston, chief executive officer for international vegetable seed company HM.CLAUSE, has been named 2016 Volunteer of the Year by the UF/IFAS SHARE Council, a volunteer leadership ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has hired esteemed educator and researcher Terrell “Red” Baker as the new director of the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFASPedro L. P. Fontes and G. Cliff Lamb, University of Florida – North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna, FL The efficiency of post-weaning development of heifers has a major impact on the overall profitability of cow-calf operations. ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureSanta Rosa County is not a major corn producer, as compared to the Midwest, but farmers there do grow 600-800 acres of field corn each year. These producers plant corn as a summer rotational crop, some for cattle feed, and a significant acreage ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureJose Dubeux, A. Blount, C. Mackowiak, E. Santos, D. Jaramillo, L. Garcia, J. Pereira Neto, L. Dantas Things do not always happen according to plan, especially this fall for cool-season forage planting. The recommended planting period of cool-season ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureGAINESVILLE, Fla. – College was never a thought in Leigh Ann Skurupey’s mind as a high school student. Now, she’ll be graduating this week with a doctorate in animal sciences. The University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
At Avon Park Correctional Institution, some inmates are getting a new kind of vocational training, thanks to faculty and volunteers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Highlands County. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Thanks to a partnership of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and the Florida Peanut Producers Association, food pantries from Pensacola to Monticello will receive thousands of jars of donated peanut ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life