Ona Reports
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The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal
1988 1989 1990 1991
1992 1993 1994 1995
1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 2007
2008


1988
July Feeding Cattle Feather Meal May Provide Low Cost Protein - M. Machen
September Feeding Cull Cows For Extra Winter Profits - W.F. Brown
October Molasses: A Good Winter Cow Feed - F.M. Pate
November Winter Annuals In South Florida Can Be A Ticky Feed Supply - R.S. Kalmbacher
December Improving Performance of Cattle Grazing Annual Winter Pasture In Florida - R. Machen
1989
January Some Tips On Using Lime In Florida's Acid Soils - J.E. Rechcigl
February 'Florida' Carpon Desmodium Can Be Used With Bahiagrass - W.D. Pitman
March Ona Formulas Not Magic, But They Work - F.M. Pate
April Importance Of Sulfur Fertilization Of Forages - J.E. Rechcigl
May Good Care Makes Stargrasses A Good Cow Feed - P. Mislevy
June Cattle Prefer Bigalta Limpograss - W.D. Pitman
July Winter Feeding Cull Cows Is Worth Effort - W.F. Brown and D.D. Johnson
August Herbicides Can Control Myrtles - R.S. Kalmbacher and J. Egar
September Growing Heifers Need Nutrition - W.F. Brown
October Natural Protein Important For Winter Feeding Brood Cows - F.M. Pate
November Gain An Advantage On Pasture Renovation By Using Winter Annuals - P. Mislevy
December IFAS Revises Bahiagrass Pasture Fertilizer Recommendations - J.E. Rechcigl
1990
January Worming Aids Cow Production - F.M. Pate
February An Update On The Florida Forage Testing Program - W.F. Brown, W.E. Kunkle and J.E. Moore
March Fertilizing Stargrass For Good Forage Production - J.E. Rechcigl
April Salt Needs Of Florida Cattle Should Be Watched Carefully - F.M. Pate
May Maidencane And Its Management - R.S. Kalmbacher
June Stargrass Management - P. Mislevy
July Tifton 9 Compared With Pensacola Bahiagrass - P. Mislevy
August Feeding Programs For Calves At Weaning - W.F. Brown
September Rotational Burning/Grazing Will Improve Winter Range Forages - R.S. Kalmbacher
October Feeding Molasses Slurry Improves Calf Profits - F.M. Pate
November Energy Supplements For Growing Calves - W.F. Brown
December Wet And Dry Citrus Pulp Are Both Good Feed For Cattle - W.F. Brown
1991
January Better Pasture Fertilization Practices Can Improve Water Quality - J.E. Rechcigl
February Molasses Slurry Improves Production - Kevin U. Hill and F.M. Pate
March Considerations For Palmetto Control On Range - R.S. Kalmbacher
April What Is a Hardpan And Is It Beneficial - J.E. Rechcigl
May Smutgrass Control In Bahiagrass requires Treatment At Right Time - P. Mislevy and D. Shilling
June Using Carpon Desmodium In Bahiagrass Pastures - W.D. Pitman
July Producing And Managing Aeschynomene - P. Mislevy
August Stargrass Pastures For Growing Cattle - W.D. Pitman
September Molasses-Based Supplements For Developing Heifers - L.M. Rutter
October Ona Center to Celebrate 50th Anniversary - F.M. Pate
November Phosphate Clay-Ponds Prove to be Productive Agricultural Lands - P. Mislevy, W. G. Blue, C.E.Roessler
December Forage Tests Take Guesswork Out of Nutrition Needs - W. F. Brown, W. E. Kunkle and J. E. Moore
1992
January Can Florida Range be Improved by Grazing? - R.S. Kalmbacher and W.D. Pitman
February Body Condition and Age Affect Pregnancy Rates on South Central Florida Ranches - L.M. Rutter, P. Hogue, M. Kistler and S. Sumner
March Impact of Pasture Fertilization on Water Quality - J.E. Rechcigl
April Nitrogen: How Much is Enough? - J.E. Rechcigl and F.M. Pate
May When Should Range be Grazed After a Burn? - R.S. Kalmbacher
June Some Factors to Consider When Managing Bahiagrass-Carpon Desmodium Pastures - W.D. Pitman
July South Florida's Perennial Pasture Grasses - F.M. Pate
August Managing Forages Within the Limits of Weather - R.S. Kalmbacher
September Weight Gains and Pregnancy Rates in Yearling Heifers Fed Molasses - L.M. Rutter
October Ryegrass Fertilization in South Florida - J.E. Rechcigl
November Range Cows fed Molasses-Based Supplement Perform Well - F.M. Pate and R.S. Kalmbacher
December Feeding Programs To Help Reduce Weaning Stress - W. F. Brown and F.M. Pate
1993
January What Causes Yellow Spots In Bahiagrass Pastures - J.E. Rechcigl
February Winter Burning Can Enhance Stands of Summer Legumes - W.D. Pitman
March Proper Pasture Renovation Means Good Grass Stands - P. Mislevy
April Does Percentage of Brahman Breeding Affect Fertility in a Winter Breeding Season? - L.M. Rutter
May Renovating Bahiagrass Pasture - R.S. Kalmbacher
June Chopping Pastures Can Enhance Re-Establishment of Summer Legumes - W.D. Pitman
July Characteristics of Limpograss Cultivars - W.D. Pitman
August Mineral Supplementation is More Important With New Fertilizer Recommendations - F.M. Pate
September Use of an Ionophore in a Molasses-Based Supplement for Developing Replacement Heifers - L.M. Rutter
October Results of 1992-93 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations in Florida - W. F. Brown
November Selenium Should Be Included in Mineral Mixtures Fed to Cattle in Florida - F.M. Pate
December Seeding Firebreaks for Cattle and Wildlife - R.S. Kalmbacher
1994
January How Much Lime Do You Need For Forage Crops? - J.E. Rechcigl
February How To Determine The Best Buy On Nitrogen Fertilizer - J.E. Rechcigl
March Production Efficiency Ona Physiology Research Herd - L.M. Rutter
April Tropical Soda Apple Can Be Spread By Moving Cattle - W. F. Brown, P. Mislevy, J.J. Mullahey
May Control of Blackberry Briars - R.S. Kalmbacher
June Smutgrass Control in Pangolagrass - P. Mislevy
July A Good Environment Depends on Cattle - F.M. Pate
August Results of On-Farm 1993-94 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations in Florida - W. F. Brown
September Natural Protein Important in Molasses Supplements for Yearling Heifers - F.M. Pate
October Urea Treatment: A New Hay Ammoniation Method - W. F. Brown
November Using Fats in Molasses-Based Supplements - F.M. Pate
December Changes in Range Vegetation After Five Years of Grazing - R.S. Kalmbacher
1995
January New Nitrogen BMP Bill Imposed - J.E. Rechcigl
February Encouraging Cows to Rebreed After Wintering on Range - R.S. Kalmbacher and F.M. Pate
March Use of Sludges on Pastures - J. E. Rechcigl
April Tropical Soda Apple Control (Preliminary Results) - P. Mislevy and J.J. Mullahey
May Citrus Molasses - Findlay Pate
June 'Suerte", A Lucky Find for Florida Pastures - R.S. Kalmbacher and A. Kretschmer
July Good Quality Pasture and Molasses Slurry An Important Combination to Breeding Yearling Heifers - P. Mislevy and F.M. Pate
August Preconditioning Calves with Feed on the Ranch - F.M. Pate and W.F. Brown
September Results of On-Farm 1994-95 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations in Florida - W.F. Brown
October Cherokee Red Clover An Alternative Legume for Winter Grazing - P. Mislevy, J.W. Noling, and K.H. Quesenberry
November Using Winter Annual Grasses to Renovate Perennial Pastures - R.S. Kalmbacher
December Using By-Product Feeds in Winter Supplementation Programs - W.F. Brown
1996
January Liming Limpograss - J.E. Rechcigl
February Cattlemen and Other Ag Industries Support the Range Cattle REC - F.M. Pate
March Now is the Time to Fertilize Your Bahiagrass Pastures - J.E. Rechcigl and F.M. Pate
April Survivability of Tropical Soda Apple Seed in the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Cattle - W.F. Brown, J.J. Mullahey and R.U. Akanda
May Leucaena: A Tree Legume for Grazing - R.S. Kalmbacher
June Fertilizer Requirements of Hamarthria (Limpograss) - J.E. Rechcigl
July Performance of Tifton 85 Bermudagrass in Central Florida - P. Mislevy
August Protein Supplementation for Cattle Grazing Limpograss - W.F. Brown
September Protein Supplementation of the Cow Herd - F.M. Pate
October Results of On-Farm 1995-1996 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations in Florida - W.F. Brown
November Ionophores Do Not Appear to Work in Molasses Supplements - F.M. Pate
December Aeschynomene Evenia - R.S. Kalmbacher
1997
January Using Sludges on Florida Pastures - J.E. Rechcigl
February Seeding Bahiagrass in Late Winter - R.S. Kalmbacher
March Influence of Frost on Tropical Soda Apple Control - P. Mislevy
April Phosphogypsum: A Potential Source of Nutrients For Forages - J.E. Rechcigl
May Using Limpograss for Growing Replacement Heifers - W.F. Brown
June Preparing Limpograss for Winter Grazing - R.S. Kalmbacher
July 'Florakirk' A Bermudagrass for Hay - P. Mislevy
August How Much Flooding Will Bahiagrass Seed Take? - R.S. Kalmbacher
September Finding Solutions To Bahiagrass Decline - M.B. Adjei
October Results of On-Farm 1996-1997 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations in Florida - W.F. Brown
November When Should Cows Be Bred In South Florida? - F.M. Pate
December Can The World Wide Web Help Florida Cattle Producers? - W.F. Brown
1998
January Do Beef Cattle Contribute to Lake Okeechobee's Phosphorus Problem? - F.M. Pate
February Year-Round Grazing With Complementary Forage Grasses - M.B. Adjei
March Limpograss Fertilization Trial Results - J.E. Rechcigl, R.B. Kalmbacher and M.B. Adjei
April What do Summer Legumes Contribute to Grass Pastures? - R.B. Kalmbacher
May Harvesting or Grazing Grasses 75 Days After Planting - P. Mislevy
June Using Wastes and By-Products As Fertilizers On Pastures - J.E. Rechcigl
July Mole Cricket Populations on Bahiagrass Pastures in Central Florida - M.B. Adjei
August Effect of Breeding Season for Cows Grazing Range and Bahiagrass Pasture - F.M. Pate and R.B. Kalmbacher
September Yield and Quality of Small Grains as Influenced by Harvest Stage - P. Mislevy
October Seasonal Changes in the Growth and Quality of Bahiagrass and the Need for Supplement - W.F. Brown
November Using Biosolids to Fertilize Ryegrass - J.E. Rechcigl
December Bermudagrass, Stargrass, and Bahiagrass Growth During a Frost-Free Winter - P. Mislevy
1999
January Producing Bahiagrass Seed in Florida - M.B. Adjei
February Anhydrous Ammonia Field Trial - J.E. Rechcigl and M.B. Adjei
March How to Read a Seed Tag - R. Kalmbacher
April Susceptibility of Pasture Grasses to Insect Pests In South Florida - M.B. Adjei
May Utilizing Limpograss Pasture for Heifer Development - W.F. Brown
June Mixing Seed with Fertilizer - R. Kalmbacher
July Smutgrass Control in Bahiagrass Pastures - P. Mislevy
August Trace Mineral Nutrition of Florida Grazing Cattle - J.D. Arthington
September Creeping Signalgrass for South Florida Pastures - R. Kalmbacher
October Ryegrass Fertilization - J.E. Rechcigl
November Colostrum Management In Newborn Calves - J.D. Arthington
December Potential Causes of Yellowing In Bahiagrass - M.B. Adjei
2000
January Improving Forage Productivity During Late Fall and Early Winter - P. Mislevy, T. Sinclair and J. Ray
February Fertilization of Perennial Warm Season Grass - M.B. Adjei
March Sludge: Waste or Fertilizer - J.E. Rechcigl
April Micronutrients and Sulfur on Newly Established Bahiagrass - R.S. Kalmbacher
May Returns from Value Added Health Programs Given to Calves - F.M. Pate
June Relative Tolerance of Warm Season Pasture Grasses to Mole Crickets - M.B. Adjei
July Planting Pines in Bahiagrass Pastures - R.S. Kalmbacher
August How Good is Okeechobee Stargrass? - P. Mislevy and P. Miller
September Practical Uses for Ultrasound in Managing Beef Cow Reproduction - J.D. Arthington
October Biological Control of Mole Crickets with Nematodes - M.B. Adjei
November Managing Carpon Desmodium - R.S. Kalmbacher
December Collection of Pasture Forage Samples for the Determination of Trace Mineral Content - J.D. Arthington
2001
January Cow and Calf Gains on Bahiagrass vs Creeping Signalgrass - R.S. Kalmbacher, F. Pate, and J.D. Arthington
Febuary Use of Sludge as an Alternative Pasture Fertilizer - M.B. Adjei, and J.E. Rechcigl
March Yield and Nutritive Value of Stockpiled Perennial Grasses as Influenced by Growth Period, Fertilizer, and a Freeze - P. Mislevy
April Fall Nitrogen (N) Fertilization of Limpograss Revisited - M.B. Adjei and J.D. Arthington
May Copper Oxide Boluses for Grazing Cattle - J.D. Arthington
June Will Premiums Pay for Preconditioning Calves With Feed After Weaning? - F.M. Pate
July Management Practices for Consideration with Perennial Grasses - P. Mislevy
August Five Basic Steps to Successful Perennial Pasture Grass Establishment From vegetative Cuttings - M.B. Adjei and P. Mislevy
September Developing Calf Nurseries for an Early-Weaning System - J.D. Arthington and R.S. Kalmbacher
October 'Shaw' Creeping Vigna - M.B. Adjei and R.S. Kalmbacher
November Ryegrass and Small Grain Cultivars for Central Florida - P. Mislevy and F.G. Martin
December Early Calf Weaning Improves Cowherd Productivity - J.D. Arthington
2002
January Protection of Bahiagrass Pasture From Mole Crickets with Insecticidal Nematodes - M.B. Adjei
February Pintoi Perennial Peanut - R.S. Kalmbacher and A. Kretschmer, Jr.
March Effect of maturity on quality measures of four common Florida pasture forages - J.D. Arthington and W.F. Brown
April Environmental Issues on Use of Sludge on Pastures - M.B. Adjei and J.E. Rechcigl
May Beef Alliance Economics 101.01 - T.E. Anton
June Annual Pasture Legumes: Are We Realistic? - K.S. Kalmbacher
July ‘Jiggs' a potential bermudagrass for central Florida - P. Mislevy
August Beef Alliance Economics 101.02 - T.E. Anton
September Pine Production from Silvopasture in South Florida - R.S. Kalmbacher, I.V. Ezenwa, and B. Mallett
October Beef Marketing Alliances and Economies of Scale - T.E. Anton
November Mole Cricket Control: Custom Application of Nematodes on Pasture is An Option - M.B. Adjei
December How Good is your Pasture Grass after a Freeze? - P. Mislevy
2003
January Improving the Productivity of Beef Heifers in Florida - J.D. Arthington
February Seed of Legumes in the Soil Is an Important Resource - R.S. Kalmbacher
March Impact of P Fertilizer, Lime, and Gypsum Application on Stargass Yield and Quality and Water Quality - M.B. Adjei, J.E. Rechcigl, and I. Alcordo
April The Cost of Big Cows - J.D. Arthington
May Sulfur Fertilization of Bahiagrass - R.S. Kalmbacher, J.D. Arthington, and I.V. Ezenwa
June Effect of Stocking Rate on Measures of Cow-Calf Productivity and Nutrient Loads in Surface Water Runoff - J.D. Arthington, P. Bohlen, and F. Roka
July Forage Yield and Nutrient Value of Brachiaria Grasses in Central Florida - P. Mislevy
August Keeping Good Ranch Records: Introduction to the Financial Statements - T.E. Anton
September Small Grains vs Ryegrass for Winter Forage - P. Mislevy
October Soil Moisture and No Competition Is Key to Ryegrass - R. Kalmbacher
November Mineral Intake in Grazing Cattle - J.D. Arthington
December Capital Budgeting; A Tool for the Ranch Business Plan - T.E. Anton
2004
January Feeding Early Weaned Calves - J.D. Arthington
February Putting the Ranch Business Plan in Action with a Marketing Strategy - T.E. Anton
March Cow and calf gains on creeping signalgrass and bahiagrass - R.S. Kalmbacher, J.D. Arthington, and F.M. Pate
April Pasture Insect Pests You Need to Know - M.B. Adjei
May Keeping Charolais Crossbred Heifers as Replacements - F.M. Pate
June Lime-Stabilized Sludge and Soil pH - M.B. Adjei
July Horse Hay Production as a Cash Crop for Cattlemen - P. Mislevy
August The Use of Organic Trace Minerals in the Commercial Cowherd - J.D. Arthington
September Now is the Time to Consider Pasture Renovation for 2005 - P. Mislevy
October Phosphorus Management in south Florida Pastures - H.K. Pant and M.B. Adjei
November Calf Shrink at Marketing - J.D. Arthington
December Forage and Livestock Production in Silvopasture - E.V. Ezenwa and R.S. Kalmbacher
2005
January Establishing Carpon Desmodium and Shaw Vigna in Bahiagrass - R.S. Kalmbacher
February Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources for Warm Season Grass Pastures - M.B. Adjei
March Planning Grass-Pasture Fertilization - R.S. Kalmbacher
April Mole Cricket IPM on Pasture - M.B. Adjei
June Phosphorus Supplementation Critical With Changed Fertilizer Recommendations - F.M. Pate
July Two Valuable Publications for Florida Cattlemen - F.M. Pate
August Body Condition Scoring the Cow Herd - F.M. Pate
September Zinc Nutrition in Grazing Cattle - J.D. Arthington
October New Options for Tropical Soda Apple Control - B. Sellers
November Management of Spittlebugs in Limpograss Pasture - M.B. Adjei, R.Sprenkel, and J. Selph
December Cow Culling - J.D. Arthington
2006
January Wildlife food plots: A tempest in a teapot? - R.S. Kalmbacher
February Comparing Forage Production from Ryegrass, Tall Fescue and Harding Grass in Central Florida - M.B. Adjei and P. Mislevy
March Normal Fluctuations in Cow Body Weight and Body Condition Score - J.D. Arthington
April Thistle Control in Pastures - B. Sellers
May Cleaning up Phosphorus-Enriched Soils with Hay Production - M.B. Adjei and J.M.S. Scholberg
June Contribution of forage sulfur to grazing cow mineral status following ammonium sulfate application - J.D. Arthington
July Horse hay- A Cash Crop for Florida Cattlemen - P. Mislevy and E.L. Johnson
August Hemarthria and Herbicides - B. Sellers
September Citrus Pulp New Information For An Old Feed Byproduct - J.D. Arthington
October Dogfennel Control at Different Heights - B. Sellers
November The Importance of Forage Testing - J. Vendramini
December Winter mineral supplementation: Opportunities for savings - J.D. Arthington
2007
January Rhizoma perennial peanut for drier flatwood soils of Florida - P.Mislevy
February Impact of Grazing Methods on Forage and Cattle Production - J. Vendramini and L. Sollenberger
March Tank-mix Options for TSA and Dogfennel Control - B. Sellers and J. Ferrell
April Spot-spraying Tropical Soda Apple - B. Sellers and J. Ferrell
May Certified Calf Preconditioning - Are There Financial Incentives for Weaning Calves on the Ranch Prior to Shipping? - J.D. Arthington
June Bermudagrass: Varieties and Establishment - J. Vendramini
July Liming Forages Crops in Florida - M. Silveira
August Nitrogen fertilizer sources for forage grasses in Florida - M. Silveira
September Does disposition affect reproductive performance in beef cattle? - R. Cooke and J. Arthington
November Thistle Control: It's That Time Again - B. Sellers
2008
January Winter/Spring 2008 - Will it be tough on our cowherds? - J. Arthington
February Changes in Bahiagrass Fertilization Recommendations - M. Silveira
March Dogfennel Competition and Control - B. Sellers
July Dimilin® - An Economical Insecticide for Grass Worm Control - P. Mislevy
September Cogongrass Awareness and Identification: Part 1 of a 3 Part Series - B. Sellers

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