Tag: Livestock

From city life to pastures: How Florida 4-H cultivates tomorrow’s land stewards and sustainable livestock leaders

by Lourdes Mederos
March 3, 2025

Growing up in the big city is worlds apart from living the ranch life. So how do you equip urban youth with the skills needed to transition to a life as thriving livestock owners and land stewards? Aiden Andrews, 15, and brothers Matthew ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Agricultural Legacy, Aiden Andrews, Animal Care, Animal Sciences, City, Conservation, Farming, Florida 4-H, Hog, Jabob Ryle, Kenan Bridges, Lamb, Land Steward, Livestock, Matthew Ryle, Miami-Dade County Fair And Exhibition, Miami-Dade Youth Fair, News, Project Stable, Ranch, Sheep, Sustainable Food, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, Urban, Urbanization, Workfroce Development, Youth Development

UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County director honored with national NACAA Distinguished Service Award

by Lourdes Mederos
August 12, 2024

The National Association of County Agricultural Agents has awarded Jonael Bosques, agriculture agent and director of UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County, with the prestigious Distinguished Service Award. Bosques is one of only three recipients ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture, Animal Science, CAFE Latino, Coalition Of Florida Extension Educators For Latino Communities, Community Development, FACAA, Florida Association Of County Agricultural Agents, Forestry, Horticulture, Jonael Bosques, Livestock, National Association Of County Agricultural Agents, Natural Resources, Ranchers, Small Farms, UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County

Long-eared guardians, UF/IFAS donkeys are a sheep’s best friend

by Tory Moore
March 26, 2024

If you have been near Shealy Drive in Gainesville, you may be familiar with the UF/IFAS sheep unit. The 30-acre facility is home to 100 sheep that are bred and raised to improve recommendations on sheep nutrition, reproduction and physiology ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Animal Sciences, Equine, Livestock, Sheep, UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department, UF/IFAS Sheep Unit

A year after Ian, Southwest Florida recovering with help of UF/IFAS Extension

by Brad Buck
September 20, 2023

In the year since Hurricane Ian unleashed its fury on Southwest Florida, UF/IFAS Extension agents have helped communities in their long road to recovery. Left in the path of the hurricane’s 150 mph winds and flooding rain: damaged crops, ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Agriculture, Damage, David Outerbridge, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Hurricane Ian, Lessons, Lindsey Wiggins, Livestock, Nurseries, One-year Anniversary, Ralph Mitchell, Resilience, Resilient Working Waterfronts, UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County

Food is Our Middle Name podcast season finale: What’s the deal with…global hunger?

by Tory Moore
December 30, 2022

As we wrap up the final episode of this season’s podcast we think it best to take a step back and look at food-related issues on a global scale. UF/IFAS does work in research, teaching and Extension that improves the lives of Floridians ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: #Foodisourmiddlename, Extension, Feed The Future Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, Food, Food Is Our Middle Name, Food Safety, Global Food Systems Institute, Hidden Hunger, Hunger, Livestock, Nutrition, Podcast, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Global Food Systems Institute

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

July 4th feature: UF researcher is a new U.S. citizen; learn about his work in sustainability

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 30, 2022

This Independence Day might feel a little different for José Dubeux, a professor at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS NFREC). Monday marks his first Fourth of July holiday as an American citizen. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Cattle Industry, Extension, Feature, Forage, Jose Dubeux, Livestock, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center, Research

A lifetime passion for livestock attracts new agent to UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County

by Lourdes Mederos
April 11, 2022

Kalan Royal has agriculture in his blood. His family has been involved in Florida’s citrus and cattle industries since the 1860s. That has fueled his passion, making him an ideal fit as the new livestock agent for the University of ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Central Florida Livestock Agents Group, Highlands County, Kalan Royal, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS South Florida Beef-Forage Program

Horse Care Questions Answered at the Florida Equine Institute

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 5, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- From recreational horse owners to large-scale equine operations, the 2019 Florida Equine Institute and Allied Trade Show, hosted by UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, will provide a one-stop shop for research-based information ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Caitlin Bainum, Equine, Florida Equine Institute And Allied Trade Show, Horse, Livestock, Marion County Extension

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

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