Category: Livestock

2024 Annual Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2025 Outlook
January 13, 2025
Rainfall 2024 will be remembered by most farmers and ranchers as a dry growing season, but rainfall totals for the whole year were highly variable. The map above to the left shows NOAA’s estimate of annual rainfall in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources
The 2024 Cattle Market: What a Year!
January 8, 2025
As we look back on the 2024 cattle industry, there are many things to be thankful for and reflect on, with many more things to look forward to and plan for in 2025. Tight supplies, record-level/breaking prices, carcass weights, and culling rates ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, LivestockTags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Market, Economics, Hannah Baker

40th Annual Beef Cattle Conference & Trade Show – February 12
January 6, 2025
Cattle ranchers, family members, and their employees are invited to attend the 40th annual, Northwest Florida Beef Conference and Trade Show, to be held Wednesday, February 12, 2025. This educational event will be held at the Jackson ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Calving Season in Florida
December 20, 2024
Wintertime in Florida for cattle producers means calving time. Calving season can be exciting, hectic, rewarding, and stressful. The major components to a successful calving season are proper herd health, genetic goals with a controlled breeding ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFASTags: Calving Season, Florida Beef Cattle, Reproduction

Economistas de UF estiman que las pérdidas en producción agrícola en Florida por el huracán Milton superan los $190 millones
December 20, 2024
Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. El Programa de Análisis del Impacto Económico de UF/IFAS, que se publicará próximamente en español, estima un rango creíble de pérdidas entre $190,4 millones ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Acuicultura, Agricultores, Agricultura, Christa Court, Danos, Danos Agricolas, Debby, Economistas Agrícolas, EIAP, Encuesta De Evaluación De Desastres EIAP De UF/IFAS., Encuestas, Español, Florida, Ganado, Huracán, Huracan Debby, Huracán Helene, Huracan Milton, Informe Preliminar, Inundacion, Invernaderos, Lluvia, Melones, Milton, Papas, Perdidas, Perdidas Economicas, Precipitacion, Productores´, Productos Primarios, Programa De Análisis Del Impacto Económico De UF/IFAS, Spanish, Tormenta, Tornados, Vegetales, Vientos, Viveros, Xiaohui Qiao

Chicken Keeping Class
December 18, 2024
In-person class in Osceola County, FL: Keeping Backyard Chickens Saturday, January 25, 2025 10:00am-12:00pm Peghorn Nature Park, 2101 Peghorn Way Saint Cloud, FL 34769 Learn how to keep chickens for fun and egg production. Topics ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, LivestockTags: Chickens, Homesteading, Poultry, Urban Farming

UF/IFAS to share results of Hurricane Milton agricultural impacts assessment
December 17, 2024
What: UF/IFAS virtual press conference announcing preliminary results from Hurricane Milton agricultural impacts assessment. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, LivestockTags: Agricultural, Agricultural Losses, Agriculture, Christa Court, Damages, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Economics, EIAP, Growers, Hurricane, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Media, Megan Winslow, Press Conference, Producers, Report, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida