Tag: Florida Cattlemen’s Association

Food is Our Middle Name podcast: What’s the deal with…all those cows?

by Tory Moore
December 16, 2022

COWS! We all scream as we drive past a field of cows along the Turnpike. Ok, maybe not all of us but I know my family loves a good cow sighting. But what are all of those cows for? Are those the cows we eat or cows that produce milk? UF/IFAS’s ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Beef Cattle, Cattle, Cattle Industry, Florida Cattlemen's Association, Rancher, Ranchers

After Ian, Pine Island producers get UF/IFAS Extension help, information

by Brad Buck
October 26, 2022

Most people probably know about the struggles faced by residents and businesspeople in Lee County and the rest of Fort Myers in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. But you might not know that farms dot the seaside landscape of Pine Island, off ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Braham Dhillon, Disease, Education, Farms, Florida Cattlemen's Association, Florida Cattlemen's Foundation, Fruit, Hurricane Ian, Lindsey Wiggins, Livestock, Mango, Palms, Pine Island, Recovery, Stephen Brown, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County

Junior Cattlemen & UF/IFAS Crew Care for Rookery Bay

by Shelby Thomas
June 28, 2021

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. --- A group of young cattlemen and cattlewomen, alongside UF/IFAS animal sciences faculty and staff worked to remove invasive plants from the Snail Trail at the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve as part of the ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Florida Cattlemen's Association, Florida Cattlewomen, Gene Lollis, Invasive Plants, Jr. Florida Cattlemen's Association, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Florida Water Management District, UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department

UF/IFAS-developed Ryegrass Donated to Panhandle Ranchers After Hurricane Michael

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 10, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the days after Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle last October, residents assessed the damage while relief workers and aid traveled into the area to start the recovery process. For cattle ranchers, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agronomy, Ann Blount, Cattle, Florida Cattlemen's Association, Hurricane Michael, Kevin Kenworthy, Livestock, North Florida Research And Education Center, Turfgrass

Retired UF/IFAS Agronomist Celebrates 106th Birthday

by Brad Buck
July 25, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Elver Hodges, who started working at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center just before the U.S. entered World War II, plans to celebrate his 106th birthday with family and friends a few days ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: 106th Birthday, Agronomy, Elver Hodges, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida Cattlemen's Association, Forages, John Arthington, News, Range Cattle Research And Education Center

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