Dr. Curt Lacy Extension Economist-Livestock University of Georgia Recently, the cattle markets have been as hot as the mid-July temperatures. While the high prices generate lots of questions, the main ones being asked now are: 1) should I sell my calves at weaning, and 2) what is the most economical alternative for replacement females? Fortunately, […]
For the 15th year, the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) will be hosting the Florida Bull Test. The primary purpose of the Florida Bull Test is to serve as an educational aid for the improvement of beef cattle. The test aims to: 1) provide the commercial cow/calf producer a source of bulls that […]
If you raise good quality hay, the Southeastern Hay Contest offers you the opportunity to document your quality, gain some recognition for your farm, and new this year, have your farm included in the Southeastern Hay Directory. Most hay farms are frustrated by the fact they they raise quality hay, but have to sell on […]
Weaning time for cow/calf producers is a time to harvest the fruits of a yearlong investment in time and effort to manage the cowherd to achieve that textbook goal of producing one calf per cow per year. Depending on the marketing strategy of the calf crop, weaning can also be the time to reap the […]
On May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Smith-Lever Act into law, establishing the Cooperative Extension Service. In the 100 years that have elapsed, extension agents and educators at the national, state, and local level have been leaders in an epic agricultural revolution. In a 2010 study entitled “Persistence Pays: U.S. Agricultural Productivity Growth […]
