The summer and fall months are when a majority of producers are selling spring-born calves or yearlings from last fall. Due to the increase in supply of calves, prices typically decline during these months. We are seeing this now in Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
One question that arises every year for cattle producers is what to do with weaned heifers. Should they be retained or sold at weaning? Retaining heifers or buying replacements are both costly ways to build and expand a herd. Therefore, it is ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
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
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
Updated 03/15/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in the ... READ MORE
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by Juliana Ranches, Ph.D. Candidate, UF Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona Copper and selenium are trace minerals required for cattle's optimum performance. Selenium works as an important antioxidant, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
by Britt Smith, Postdoctoral Research Associate working jointly with Archbold Biological Station and the UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC on the USDA Long Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Project Fire is a historic and important disturbance ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
by Brent Sellers, Professor and Interim Center Director, Pasture and Rangeland Weed Management and José Dias, Ph.D. Graduate Student, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center There are only two herbicide active ingredients ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
by Brent Sellers, Professor and Associate Center Director, Pasture and Rangeland Weed Management UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Brunswickgrass or brown-seed paspalum is a warm-season perennial grass that is native ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
by Raoul Boughton, Assistant Professor, Rangeland Wildlife and Ecosystems UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center A computer model developed at the University of Wyoming by researchers, in collaboration with USDA’s National ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife