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What is the fundamental key for successfully keeping horses, producing beef or pasturing poultry, pigs or small ruminants? It is the quality of grass you are raising. If you have a trust fund, you can feed expensive hay. The rest of us depend ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock
One of the biggest decisions for horse owners is how best to keep their horses safe in the event of a hurricane. So where do you start? Step one is deciding whether you are going to evacuate with your horses or weather the storm in place. In ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Livestock
Although mosquitoes are the first insect we think of when talking blood-feeding insects- there are a few others that can make our skin crawl at the thought of them on us or in our homes. The insects discussed below are little insect vampires ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife, Work & Life
UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County celebrates a lifetime of volunteer service to Sarasota County 4-H and selects Don and Marlene Strickland for Volunteers of the Month for August. For 43 years, Don and Marlene Strickland have mentored 4-H ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Livestock
A spate of recent "acute" cattle deaths has led to a state investigation and prompted the voluntary recall of a cattle feed product. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services provided specific details in a Jan. 11 press ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
By Angela Bright UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County staff In an earlier post, I shared with you information about the South Florida Forage Management Tour and Workshop, an annual event hosted by UF/IFAS Extension to raise awareness of local ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
By Angela Bright UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County staff I recently had the opportunity to take part in the South Florida Forage Management Tour and Workshop, a day-long tour of local farms to showcase their operations and to learn from experts ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, LivestockRegister now to reserve your spot for the 2018 Forage Management Workshop and Tour, set for Aug. 24. Facilitated by the South Florida Beef-Forage Program of UF/IFAS Extension, the program is set to run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting at the Longino ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be hosting disaster assistance and hurricane recovery workshops in Florida over the next few weeks. Representatives from the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency will present ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
For Sarasota County 4-H members, this is a particularly exciting, bustling time of year, with the Florida State Fair opening February 4 and the Sarasota Agricultural Fair soon after, starting March 18. Now is the time to get all the ducks in ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock