Category: Agriculture

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

Benefits of Overseeding Aeschynomene to Livestock Grazing Systems

by Andrea Dunlap

March 12, 2022

By: Jaime Garzon PhD Agronomy Student Since the green revolution, grazing cattle producers have can use synthetic fertilizers to increase grasslands forage accumulation and nutritive value, which directly impacts the animal performance ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aeschynomene, Jaime Garzon

The SLICK Gene in Holstein Cattle Improves Thermotolerance

by Andrea Dunlap

February 22, 2022

By: Colleen Larson Regional Dairy Extension Agent, Okeechobee County The SLICK gene is a mutation in a prolactin receptor that causes animals to have shorter hair. In the 1980's Florida dairy farmers and UF Animal Scientists ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock

Heat Stress on Beef Cattle

by Andrea Dunlap

July 27, 2021

By: Dr. Philipe Moriel UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Heat stress is a large constraint to maximizing cattle productivity, compromising almost every metric of animal agriculture profitability and responsible for up ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching

Livestock Predation: Identifying the culprits

by Andrea Dunlap

June 16, 2021

By: Hannah Fox, Intern UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Livestock loss, and calf loss in particular, is a major issue in Florida. According to the USDA 2015 report on livestock loss, operations in Florida suffered a 4% ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Beef Cattle Management, Bethany Wight, Hance Ellington, Hannah Fox, Livestock Predation, Predation, Predator Identification

Impacts of an Invasive Ecosystem Engineer Upon Wetlands and Aquatic Communities Across a Subtropical Agroecosystem

by Andrea Dunlap

December 11, 2020

by Wes Anderson, PhD Candidate UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center As my time in Florida draws to a close, I’m excited to share the research I’ve conducted over my years as a PhD student at UF. I began assisting ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Feral Swine, Rangeland, Raoul Boughton, Wes Anderson, Wetlands

Become a Bluebird Watcher!

by Andrea Dunlap

December 4, 2020

By: Dr. Hance Ellington UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center We invite you to join us for an eight-part series of virtual sessions with videos and live presentations beginning on December 5th, 2020 and running through ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bluebird, Hance Ellington

UF/IFAS RCREC Graduate Student Highlight: Wes Anderson

by Andrea Dunlap

October 30, 2020

By: Bethany Wight, Biologist UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Wesley “Wes” Anderson was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and raised in Lancaster County where he graduated from Cocalico Senior High School ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Herpetology, Raoul Boughton, Wes Anderson, Wildlife Conservation

UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC – Exchange Visitor Highlight: Joao Marcelo Dalmazo Sanchez

by Andrea Dunlap

September 4, 2020

By: Bethany Wight, Biologist UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Joao grew up in Mineiros do Tietê, a small city in the Sao Paulo State in Brazil. His mother and father’s families grew up working in farming communities ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Joao Sanchez

UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Exchange Visitor Highlight – Dr. Marta Kohmann

by Andrea Dunlap

July 23, 2020

By: Bethany Wight, Biologist UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Marta Moura Kohmann grew up in a small town near her family’s farm in the most southern Brazilian state, Rio Grande do Sul. Their farm was originally ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Long-term Agroecosystem Research, LTAR, Maria Silveira, Marta Kohmann

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