ONA, Fla. --- Elver Hodges blazed trails as the first scientist hired at the University of Florida/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center. He introduced improved forages and management techniques for pastures. Hodges passed away ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
By Mike Loizzo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New research from University of Florida scientists found that some nutrients from inorganic fertilizers enter surface water more easily than those from biosolids. Maria Silveira, a professor in the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research, Water
When John Arthington was 11, his grandfather gave him two heifers for a 4-H project in Indiana, where he was born and raised. Arthington took those heifers and built a small herd, and that success drew him to major in animal sciences at Purdue ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
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
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ONA, Fla. --- New vials, beakers, test tubes and sinks. More room. Those are just some of the features of laboratories that will open at the annual Field Day on April 5 at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASPlease see caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Get ready to see the latest on a new breed of cattle, courtesy of research by scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. UF/IFAS scientists and administrators ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchOna White Angus GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Ona White Angus herd will be sold through a public auction at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center in Ona this fall or early winter. The Ona White Angus was developed ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Cattlemen, Extension agents and other stakeholders soon can attend educational events at a new University of Florida facility dedicated to teaching how to manage the state’s grazing lands. Officials ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionCutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida, in partnership with Florida Foundation Seed Producers Inc., has released two new limpograss cultivars so ranchers can increase the forage variety they feed their cattle. Florida ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureGAINESVILLE, Fla. – Five University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences students received awards during a recent agronomy and soil science conference held last month in Cincinnati. The conference, joint meetings of the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching