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.

July Management Reminders

Cattle Herd Management

• Make repairs on working pens and weaning pasture prior to August working
• Monitor horn fly population and use drench, ear tags, dust bags, or spray when cattle average 100 flies per side
  • Horn Fly Management
• Check mineral feeders

Pasture Management

• Plant bermudagrass pastures and hay fields from cut tops, following adequate rain
• If you have excess forage, consider haylage, baleage, silage or hay harvesting options
  

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 the 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 Extension Team Cattle & Forage Management Calendar

Developed by the Panhandle Agriculture Extension Livestock and Forage Team:

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