UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Specialists, and County Extension Agents serving the Florida Panhandle developed a basic management calendar for cattle producers in the region. The purpose of this calendar is to provide reminders for management techniques with similar timing to those used at the North Florida Research and Education Center’s Beef Unit, near Marianna, Florida. Links to useful publications with more information are also provided.

MAY

Cattle Herd Management

• Remove bulls from mature cow herd
• Booster vaccination of calves (2-4 weeks after initial vaccination)
  • 7-way Clostridial (black leg)
  • modified live IBR-BVD-BRSV-PI₃
• Check mineral feeders

Pasture Management

• Make first hay cutting (weather permitting)
• Fertilize hay fields after each cutting (except the last one)
  • 50-80 lbs N & 40-60 lbs K₂0 per acre
• Fertilize newly planted summer annual pastures with 30-40 lbs N per acre and other nutrients as recommended by soil test report after 3-4 inches of initial growth
  • Fertilizing and Liming Forage Crops
• Rotate pastures to prevent overgrazing

Pest Management

• Control weeds in newly established pastures
  • Weed Management during Pasture Establishment
• Scout Pastures & control problem weeds prior to maturity
  • Weed Management in Pastures and Rangeland

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Use the following link to download the entire Cattle & Forage Management Annual Calendar:

Panhandle Ag Extension Team Cattle & Forage Management Calendar

Developed by the Panhandle Agriculture Extension Livestock and Forage Team:

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