Tag: Forage & Pasture

Regenerative Grazing in the FL Panhandle; Register Today!

by Mark Mauldin
September 4, 2026

In the ag world the term regenerative garners a lot of attention these days; but what does it really mean? While a specific definition for regenerative remains elusive, there seems to be some general consensus that it all boils ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Forage & Pasture, Grazing, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Ruminants, SV Ag Update

Regenerative Grazing in the FL Panhandle; Register Today!

by Mark Mauldin
September 4, 2026

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Forage & Pasture, Grazing, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Ruminants, SV Ag Update

Regenerative Grazing in the FL Panhandle; Register Today!

by Mark Mauldin
September 4, 2026

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Forage & Pasture, Grazing, Horse, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Small Ruminants, 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

Fertilizer Source Matters: A Comparison of Alternatives for Nutrient Content

by Mike Loizzo
January 27, 2026

Fertilizer source is one of the four Rs of fertilizer management (Right source, Right place, Right time, and Right placement). Mineral fertilizers are typically synthesized (i.e., nitrogen from the Haber-Bosch process) or mined from mineral ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Best Management Practices, BMPs, Cheryl Mackowiak, Conservation, Fertility, Fertilization, Field Crops, Forage & Pasture, General Agriculture, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

Bargain Hay is No Bargain if it is Poor Quality

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 25, 2017

Everyone likes a good bargain, but when it comes to hay, low price often equates to poorer quality. Because hay is often sold by the bale, the amount of savings from the “good bargain” can be reduced substantially if there is a negative ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beef Cattle, Forage & Pasture, Forages, Hay, Panhandle Agriculture

Protect Your Herd from Grass Tetany this Winter

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January 25, 2014

Grass tetany is a potentially deadly condition in cattle and sheep grazing on small grains or ryegrass. Grass tetany is a condition associated with reduced magnesium levels in the blood, and can be a serious problem for cattle and sheep producers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beef Cattle, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Grass Tetany, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Sheep

Vaseygrass in your Bermuda hayfield? Start your management now!

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January 17, 2014

When you think of hay in the third week of January, you are probably wondering whether you’ll have enough hay to last until grass greens up in the spring. However, now is the time to develop your plan for controlling Vaseygrass or other grass ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Fertility, Forage & Pasture, Hay, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Vaseygrass, Weeds

Crown Rust Outbreak in North Florida Oats

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December 13, 2013

Crown rust (Puccinia coranata) was found in over 3000 acres of oats in Levy, Suwannee and Madison counties in the last week. The most notable characteristic of the fungus is small pustules which contain orange-yellow spores. Rubbing the leaf ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Crown Rust, Disease, Field Crops, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Hay, Oats, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Pest Management, Small Grain

Wet Summer Lowers Hay Quality

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September 13, 2013

As we all know, it was abnormally wet this summer across the Panhandle. The overabundance of moisture caused a myriad of problems and complications for our row crop producers. Additionally, the wet conditions all but stopped hay production ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Forage & Pasture, Forage Testing, Hay, Panhandle Agriculture

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