UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Specialists, and County Extension Agents serving the Florida Panhandle worked to develop a basic management calendar for cattle producers. 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 Research Unit, Marianna, Florida. Links to useful publications with more information are also provided.

June Management Reminders

Cattle Herd Management

• Monitor horn fly population and use dust bags or spray as needed

  • Horn Fly Management

• Check mineral feeders

Pasture Management

• Remove cattle from bahiagrass fields to be used for seed harvest in mid to late June

• Begin grazing summer annuals when forage canopy is at least 20 inches tall and remove cattle after being grazed to 10 inch stubble height

  • Use limit grazing for 2-3 hours to acclimate cattle and stretch grazing days

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

• Control Smutgrass

  • Smutgrass Control in Perennial Grass Pastures

• Scout for Armyworms, control if 3 worms/sq. ft. threshold is reached

  • Management Of Fall Armyworm in Pastures and Hayfields

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

Panhandle Ag Team Cattle & Forage Management Calendar

Developed by the Panhandle Agriculture Extension Livestock and Forage Team:

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