The University of Florida will hold its first Small Ruminant Short Course September 16 and17. The event is a collaboration among UF/IFAS Extension, the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, the UF/IFAS agronomy department, and the UF/IFAS department ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Submitted by Brandi Yancy, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County Caleb Miller, 9, has been working with Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goats since he was three years old. He’s been a 4-H member since he was five. His older sister has Lamancha dairy ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionJayden Black, 11, is a member of the 4-H Amigos Club, one of the longest-running 4-H clubs in Polk County, Florida. He has a passion for showing pygmy goats, and he and his goat Elsa have won many ribbons and trophies together. This year, Elsa ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- One of the world’s fastest growing agricultural industries, goat farming, is plagued by deadly intestinal parasites, particularly the barber’s pole worm – a pest that poses great danger to the goat-farming industry ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS Research