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Beef calves eating supplement in a hay covered pen.

Can we decrease frequency of concentrate supplementation for young growing beef calves?

by Andrea Dunlap
January 30, 2025

By Dr. Philipe Moriel and Dr. Joao Vendramini Reducing the frequency of concentrate supplementation (for example, from daily to 3 times weekly) can be implemented to decrease feeding costs. However, this strategy may reduce forage digestion ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Beef Cattle Supplementation, Feeding Calves, Joao Vendramini, Philipe Moriel, Range Cattle REC, SFBF, SFBFP, South Florida Beef Forage Program, UF/IFAS RCREC

Brazilian Beef Cattle Industry and it’s Heat Stress Challenges and Opportunities

by Andrea Dunlap
November 1, 2023

Parts of Brazil experience similar hot weather conditions to Florida’s and thus ranchers there face similar problems with effects of heat stress on cattle.  Dr. Cassio Cassal Brauner, an animal science professor in Brazil, currently spending ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Beef Cattle Management, Cassio Brauner, Heat Stress, Philipe Moriel

UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Research Updates

by Andrea Dunlap
November 15, 2022

By: Dr. Maria Silveira In 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network (https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/), with the mission of developing long-term, transdisciplinary research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Forests, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Land Management, Long-term Agroecosystem Research, LTAR, Maria Silveira, Native Land, Rangeland

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