Livestock
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Drovers Newsletter had a really interesting article this week on one livestock producer’s methods for getting ready to deal with drought. You can find it here. Some of his adaptation methods include having at least a year’s worth of food onsite and keeping cows that could be easily culled in a separate herd so you…
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Drovers Newsletter posted a story today describing some of the continuing impacts of the Southeastern drought on cattle production. Fortunately, recent rains and cooler temperatures over the winter have improved the drought conditions significantly, but with warmer and drier conditions now occurring again, this could mean more problems for farmers down the road. You can…
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Here’s an interesting discussion of the difficulties that Florida livestock producers have in raising cattle in the deep South and steps that they are taking to improve cattle performance in the heat. It’s written by Jeb Dillard, Jefferson County Livestock and Natural Resources Agent. You can read the article at https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2017/02/03/hair-hide-color-heat-and-humidity-connecting-the-four-hs-of-florida-cattle-production/.
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The Panhandle Ag e-News had a story today about their new Friday Feature, which highlights old agricultural videos. The feature for today shows a short video (about 10 minutes long) describing cattle ranching in Florida from the Florida Beef Council. It’s a bit old-fashioned but still an interesting look at ranching with Brahma cattle. You can…
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Now that the grant for “Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate” is ending, the course materials, including the original video modules and reference material, have been moved to the eXtension site for at least the next year. While the course is no longer offered, all of the materials can still be used for self-study. Many…
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When farmers are looking for feed for their cattle due to drought or other shortages, they use a variety of products to supplement their feed. I was interested to read this story about a spilled truck full of red Skittles that was on its way to be ground up and used as a cattle feed…
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Meteorologists use Doppler radar to track precipitation across the country. It provides not only information about falling rain and snow, but also a sense of the direction of the winds, which can help provide information about potential severe weather such as tornadoes. But Doppler radar can also track other things in the sky, such as…