Ona Reports

Articles published in The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal.

• 2024
  • January 2024 -- Ona Report -- Controlling Invasive Plant Species Rarely Talked About in Grazinglands
    - Dr. Brent Sellers and Dr. Stephen Enloe
  • February 2024 -- Ona Report -- Annual “State of Ona” Address
    An UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Update
    - Dr. Brent Sellers
  • March 2024 -- Ona Report -- Virtual Fence: A potential new tool for grazing lands management in Florida
    - Dr. Joao Vendramini
  • April 2024 -- Ona Report -- The Emerging Threat to Our Native Rangeland Wildlife, the Argentine Black and White Tegu
    - Dr. Hance Ellington and Alex Furst
  • May 2024 -- Ona Report -- Nutritional Impacts on Beef Cow Reproduction
    - Dr. Philipe Moriel
  • June 2024 -- Ona Report -- Special Report
    - All UF/IFAS RCREC faculty provide a research update.
  • July 2024 -- Ona Report -- Potassium Fertilization of Pastures and Hayfields
    - Dr. Maria Silveira
  • August 2024 -- Ona Report -- Five basic steps to successful perennial pasture grass establishment from vegetative material in South Florida
    - Dr. Joao Vendramini
  • September 2024 -- Ona Report -- Movement Behavior of Coyotes in Florida’s Rangelands
    - Dr. Hance Ellington
  • October 2024 -- Ona Report -- The Cost of Keeping an Open Replacement Heifer
    - Hannah Baker
  • November 2024 -- Ona Report -- Probiotic Supplementation for Beef Heifers
    - Dr. Philipe Moriel
• 2023
  • January 2023 -- Ona Report -- The “State of Ona” UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Update
  • February 2023 -- Ona Report -- Can we Decrease Frequency of Concentrate Supplementation for Young Growing Beef Calves?
  • March 2023 -- Ona Report -- Avian Biodiversity on Florida’s Rangelands
  • April 2023 -- Ona Report -- DuraCor for Weed Control in Pastures
  • May 2023 -- Ona Report -- South Florida Range Management for Cattle Production
  • June 2023 -- Ona Report -- Special Report
  • July 2023 -- Ona Report -- Evaluating the Agronomic and Environmental Impacts of New FL-DEP Biosolids Rule
  • August 2023 -- Ona Report -- Groundwater Study in South Florida
  • September 2023 -- Ona Report -- Barriers to Effective Wild Pig Management on Florida's Grazinglands
  • October 2023 -- Ona Report -- Fatty acid supplementation and pregnancy rates of beef cows
  • November 2023 -- Ona Report -- Can Climate-Smart Ag Live Up to Its Expectations?
  • December 2023 -- Ona Report -- Management of stockpiled limpograss in South Florida
• 2022
  • January 2022 -- Ona Report -- Managing Smutgrass: Past, Pressent, and Future
  • February 2022 -- Ona Report -- Marketing Feeder Calves in 2022
  • March 2022 -- Ona Report -- Impact of Grazing Methods on Forage and Cattle Production
  • April 2022 -- Ona Report -- The Impacts of Wild Pigs on Cattle, Pasture, and the Environment
  • May 2022 -- Ona Report -- Dealing with High Fertilizer Prices
  • June 2022 -- Ona Report  -- Special Report
  • July 2022 -- Ona Report -- Does frequency of supplementation before calving impact cow and calf performance?
  • August 2022 -- Ona Report -- 2022 University of Florida Top Rancher Challenge
  • September 2022 -- Ona Report -- Increasing Bahiagrass Production in Periods of High Nitrogen Fertilizer Price
  • October 2022 -- Ona Report -- Perennial Pasture Systems in Florida are Strong Carbon Sinks
  • November 2022 -- Ona Report -- Hurricanes and Wildlife 
  • December 2022 -- Ona Report -- Stair-step Strategy for Yearling Beef Heifers in Florida
• 2021
  • January 2021, Ona Report -- Potassium May Play a Role in Reducing Broomsedge Densities
  • February 2021, Ona Report -- UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Update
  • March 2021, Ona Report -- The Use of Sunn Hemp as Cover Crop and Forage in Florida
  • April 2021, Ona Report -- Boosting Precalving Nutrition of Beef Cows in Florida
  • May 2021, Ona Report -- Building on Past Achievement and Looking Forward: A closer look at calf loss
  • June 2021, Ona Report -- Special Report
  • July 2021, Ona Report -- Marketing Feeder Cattle during the Second Half of 2021
  • August 2021, Ona Report -- Price Projections - A risk management strategy for beef cattle producers
  • September 2021, Ona Report -- Creep-Feeding Supplementation to Beef Calves
  • October 2021, Ona Report -- Can pastures help mitigate climate change?
  • November 2021, Ona Report -- Coyote Behavior: Lessons from northern landscapes with applications to the ranch
  • -- Should Farm-Scale Nutrient Budgets be used for Pasture Fertilization Management?
• 2020
  • January 2020, Ona Report -- Whitehead Broom Control in Pastures
  • February 2020, Ona Report -- Biosolids and Biochar Application Effects on Bahiagrass Herbage Accumulation and Nutritive Value
  • March 2020, Ona Report --  The Use of Additives to Improve Fermentation and Nutritive Value of Warm-Season Forage Haylage
  • April 2020, Ona Report -- How Much Can I Pay for a Bred Replacement Heifer?
  • May 2020, Ona Report -- Updates on the benefits of monensin supplementation on beef cattle
    receiving warm-season perennial grasses
  • June 2020, Ona Report -- Special Report
  • July 2020, Ona Report -- Hexazinone and Fertilizer for Smutgrass Management
  • August 2020, Ona Report -- Beef Cattle Market and Economic Outlook
  • September 2020, Ona Report -- UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Research Updates
  • October 2020, Ona Report --  Phosphorous budget for cow-calf operations in Florida – Producer Survey Results
  • November 2020, Ona Report -- Boosting reproduction without increasing feed costs of beef heifers in Florida
  • December 2020, Ona Reportt -- Pre-calving nutrition of beef females
• 2019
  • January 2019, Ona Report -- Management of Brunswickgrass in Bahiagrass Seed Production Fields
  • February 2019, Ona Report -- Have You Ever Wondered What Those Wild Hogs Root For?
  • March 2019, Ona Report -- Controlling Smutgrass with the Weed Wiper
  • April 2019, Ona Report -- Proposed Changes in Regulations Governing Land Application of Biosolids in Florida
  • May 2019, Ona Report -- Low-Moisture Molasses Tubs A Limit-Fed Creep Feeding Opportunity for Pre-weaned Calves
  • June 2019, Ona Report -- Special Report
  • July 2019, Ona Report --The Economics of Grazing Cool-Season Annual Forages
  • August 2019, Ona Report -- Controlled Fire and Grazing in South Florida Pastures
  • September 2019, Ona Report -- Warm-Season Forage Mixtures for Pasture Establishment
  • October 2019, Ona Report --  Integrating Stocker Cattle Grazing Warm-Season Annual Forages into Cash Crop Rotations
  • November 2019, Ona Report --  Recent Studies on Developing Replacement Beef Heifers in South Florida
  • December 2019, Ona Report --  ‘Mislevy’ Bermudagrass
• 2018
  • January 2018, Ona Report -- Selenium Nutrition of Florida Beef Cows
  • February 2018, Ona Report -- How to Interpret Your Soil Test Result
  • April 2018, Ona Report -- Using a Weed Wiper for Perennial Grass Control in Bahiagrass Pastures
  • April 2018, Ona Report -- Impacts of Rainfall on Smutgrass Control with Hexazinone
  • June 2018, Ona Report -- Special Edition: Research Update
  • July 2018, Ona Report -- Projecting Feeder Calf Value of Gain
  • August 2018, Ona Report -- Overcoming the Negative Impacts of Reduced Frequency of Concentrate Supplementation on Reproduction of Beef Heifers in Florida
  • September 2018, Ona Report -- 2018 Mid-Year U.S. Cattle Inventory Report
  • October 2018, Ona Report -- Pasture Condition Score: An approach to optimize nitrogen fertilization in bahiagrass pastures in Florida
  • November 2018, Ona Report  -- Florida Beef Enhancement Funding – Nutrition of Beef Females
  • December 2018, Ona Report 12072018-- Bobwhite Quail in Florida – Declines and Opportunities
• 2017
  • January -- Using RFID Technology to Assess Factors Impacting Variation in Free-Choice Mineral Intake among Grazing Cattle
  • February -- Residual Weed Control Following Aminopyralid Applications
  • March -- Utilization of Biosolids in Forage Production Systems in Florida
  • April -- At What Weight Should I Sell My Feeder Calves?
  • May -- Post-weaning Nutrition and Puberty Induction Protocol for Beef Heifers in Florida
  • June -- UF IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Research Report
  • July -- Feral Swine Trapping: Techniques and Common Designs
  • August -- Caesarweed Management in Pastures
  • September -- Pastures damaged by chinch bugs in South Florida
  • October -- Weaning, Preconditioning Nutrition, and Economic Considerations for Beef Calves
  • November -- Florida Beef Enhancement studies – Will nutritional management of pregnant beef cows impact future calf performance?
  • December -- Florida Calf Loss Research Update
• 2016
  • January -- 2016 Beef Cattle Market Outlook
  • Feburary -- Pasture Weed Control Following a Wet and Warm Fall
  • March -- Jiggs Bermudagrasss and Limpograss Responses to Potassium and Phosphorus Fertilization
  • April --Use of Monensin on Beef Cattle Grazing Low-Quality Forages
  • May -- Grasslands: The Importance of Mosaics for Wildlife
  • June -- UF IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Research Update
  • July -- Factors Impacting Shrink in Weaned Calves
  • August -- Broomsedge Management in Bahiagrass Pastures – An Ongoing Study
  • September -- Should I Buy Stocker Calves This Fall or A Fishing License?
  • October -- Managing Soil Quality for Pasture Sustainability
  • November -- Recent Nutritional Strategies to Enhance Reproductive Performance of Heifers – A summary of Range Cattle REC studies
  • December -- Technology and Florida Calf Loss
• 2015
  • January -- 2015 Projected Average Florida Feeder Calf Prices
  • February - Cracker Coyotes: Facts and Impacts
  • March - Optimum Cow Size and Milk Production in a Bahiagrass System in South Florida
  • April -- Options for Controlling and Managing Tropical Soda Apple
  • May -- Selenium Biofortification of Pasture Forage
  • June -- UF IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Research Report
  • July --UF IFAS Range Cattle REC - Part of the USDA LTAR Network
  • August -- Tolerance of Limpograss to Herbicide Applications
  • September -- Planning Winter Supplementation for the Cow Herd
  • October -- Potassium fertilization of warm-season grass pastures in Florida
  • November -- Jiggs Bermudagrass Responses to Potassium and Phosphorus Fertilization
  • December -- Stockpiling forage for beef cattle: what, when, and how
• 2014
  • January -- Brazilian Pepper Battle Plan
  • February -- Use of ionophores in grazing systems
  • March -- Soil and Plant Tissue Testing
  • April -- Fetal Programming in Beef Cattle and Other Livestock Species
  • May -- Whitehead Broom: A Useful Plant with Invasive Properties
  • June - UF IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Research Update
  • July -- How well do you know your local pig (Sus scrofa)?
  • August -- Selecting Heifers as Replacements for the Cow Herd
  • September -- Evaluation of Arachis pintoi for beef cattle in Florida
  • October -- Slaughter Cow Price Outlook
  • November -- Preferential Intake of Hydroxy Sources of Cu, Zn, and Mn by Young Beef Calves
  • December -- Thinning the Pawpaw Patch
• 2013
  • January -- Cressleaf Groundsel/Butterweed Infestations on the Increase in Pastures
  • February -- Fertilizing with Nitrogen or Overseeding with Warm-season Legumes?
  • March -- Soil Acidity and its Relationship with Nutrient Use Efficiency
  • April -- Control of Flat-top Goldenrod
  • May -- Know the Sulfur Content of your Forage – Test It
  • June -- Free Choice Intake of Salt-Based Trace Mineral Supplements
  • July -- Phillip Lancaster
  • August -- Potassium Fertilization of Bermudagrass Pastures and Hayfields
  • September --The Importance of Micronutrient Fertilization of Warm-season Grass Pastures in Florida
  • October -- Sometimes it’s the Less Common Weed
  • November -- Metabolic Imprinting: Nutrition During Calfhood Influences Future Growth and Reproductive Performance of Dairy and Beef Calves
  • December -- Understanding the Impact of Cow Size on Feed Efficiency
• 2012
  • January -- Pasture Herbicide Update
  • February -- Common Winter Weeds and Their Control
  • March -- White Clover Management in South Florida
  • April -- Getting Ready for Spring Fertilization
  • May -- Impact of Temperament and Human Acclimation on Measures of Performance and Reproduction in Beef Cows and Heifers (pdf)
  • June -- Smutgrass Management in Florida Pastures: Gaining Insight From Recent Research (pdf)
  • July -- Methods of Establishing Annual Ryegrass into Bahiagrass Sod Affects Forage Botanical Composition, Production, and Nutritive Value
  • September -- Pasture Management for Sequestering Carbon (pdf)
  • October -- Nutrient Cycling in Pastures
  • November -- Saw Palmetto Control: Individual Plant and Broadcast Application
  • December -- A Practical Approach to Winter Supplementation of the Beef Cowherd
• 2011
  • February -- The potential of forage and bioenergy crops as alternatives to remediate P in P-enriched soils
  • March -- Fireweed Biology and Control in Pastures
  • April -- Optimizing Dogfennel Control
  • May -- Increasing Bahiagrass Production in Low-Input Grazing Systems
  • June -- The Impact of Mowing on Smutgrass Control
  • July -- Soil amendments to reduce pH of bahiagrass pastures that received excessive biosolids application
  • August -- Evaluation of Two Sources of Angus Cattle Under Florida Conditions
  • September -- Jiggs – A Bermudagrass Adapted to South-Central Florida
  • November -- Thistles – Scout Early, Scout Often
  • December -- The effect of injectable trace minerals on antibody responses to vaccination in beef calves
• 2010
  • January -- The Real Cost of Cutting Lime
  • February -- Weed Management in Limpograss
  • March -- Agronomic and Environmental Impacts of Phosphorus Fertilization to Low Input Bahiagrass Systems in Florida
  • April -- Haylage of Perennial Warm-Season Grasses in Florida
  • May -- 2010 Mole Cricket Control Project
  • June -- Phosphorus Inclusion in Free-Choice Mineral Supplements
  • July -- Flat-top Goldenrod: Biology and Control in Pastures
  • August -- Pastora Herbicide: A New Tool for Grass Weed Control in Bermudagrass
  • September -- Grazing management of warm-season grasses
  • October -- SWFWMD Community Education Grant
  • November -- Performance of Beef Calves Provided Molasses-based Creep Supplements
  • December -- Is Metsulfuron an Option for Blackberry Control in Bahiagrass Pastures?
• 2009
  • March -- Phosphorus Supplementation of Grazing Beef Cows (111KB pdf)
  • April -- Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) Control in Pastures (225KB pdf)
  • May -- Pasture Aeration (59KB pdf)
  • June -- Pre-weaning management of Florida beef calves
  • July -- Forage Testing Results from the Forage Extension Laboratory RCREC (131KB pdf)
  • August -- Second Annual Youth Field Day (105KB pdf)
  • Septebmber -- Ecological benefits of pasturelands in Florida (93KB pdf)
  • October -- Basics of Soil and Plant Tissue Testing
  • November -- Wax Myrtle Biology and Control in Pastures
  • December -- Control of Spiny Pigweed (Careless Weed) in Pastures
• 2008
  • January -- Winter/Spring 2008: Will it be tough on our cowherds?
  • February -- Changes in Bahiagrass Fertilization Recommendations (27KB pdf)
  • March -- Dogfennel Competition and Control (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Mulato (Brachiaria sp.) (19KB pdf)
  • July -- Dimilin® - An Economical Insecticide for Grass Worm Control (156KB pdf)
  • September -- Cogongrass Awareness and Identification- Part 1 of a 3 Part Series (91KB pdf)
  • October -- Cogongrass Control in Pastures- Part 2 of a 3 Part Series (257KB pdf)
  • November -- Long Term Cogongrass Management in Pastures- Part 3 of a 3 Part Series (63KB pdf)
  • December -- Campaign for Ona (17KB pdf)
• 2007
  • January -- Rhizoma perennial peanut for drier flatwood soils of Florida (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Impact of Grazing Methods on Forage and Cattle Production (31KB pdf)
  • March -- Tank-mix Options for TSA and Dogfennel Control (128KB pdf)
  • April -- Spot-spraying Tropical Soda Apple (129KB pdf)
  • May -- Certified Calf Preconditioning - Are There Financial Incentives for Weaning Calves Prior to Shipping? (47KB pdf)
  • June -- Bermudagrass: Varieties and Establishment (28KB pdf)
  • July -- Liming Forages Crops in Florida (23KB pdf)
  • August -- Nitrogen fertilizer sources for forage grasses in Florida (20KB pdf)
  • September -- Does disposition affect reproductive performance in beef cattle? (20KB pdf)
  • October -- Identification and Control of Coral Ardisia (Ardisia crenata) - a potentially poisonous plant
  • November -- Thistle Control-It's That Time Again (145KB pdf)
• 2006
  • January -- Wildlife food plots- A tempest in a teapot? (46KB pdf)
  • February -- Comparing Forage Production from Ryegrass, Tall Fescue, and Harding Grass in Central Florida (57KB pdf)
  • March -- Normal Fluctuations in Cow Body Weight and Body Condition Score (30KB pdf)
  • April -- Thistle Control in Pastures (99KB pdf)
  • May -- Cleaning up Phosphorus-Enriched Soils with Hay Production (37KB pdf)
  • June -- Contribution of forage sulfur to grazing cow mineral status following ammonium sulfate application (20KB pdf)
  • July -- Horse Hay - A Cash Crop for Florida Cattlemen (31KB pdf)
  • August -- Hemarthria and Herbicides (81KB pdf)
  • September -- Citrus Pulp: New Information For An Old Feed Byproduct (19KB pdf)
  • October -- Dogfennel Control at Different Heights (67KB pdf)
  • November -- The Importance of Forage Testing (23KB pdf)
  • December -- Winter mineral supplementation- Opportunities for savings (17KB pdf)
• 2005
  • January -- Establishing Carpon Desmodium and Shaw Vigna in Bahiagrass (18KB pdf)
  • February -- Nitrogen Fertilizer Sources for Warm Season Grass Pastures (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Planning Grass-Pasture Fertilization (19KB pdf)
  • April -- Mole Cricket IPM on Pasture (18KB pdf)
  • May -- Feedlot Performance of Early-Weaned Florida Calves
  • June -- Phosphorus Supplementation Critical With Changed Fertilizer (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Two Valuable Publications for Florida Cattlemen (15KB pdf)
  • August -- Body Condition Scoring the Cow Herd (17KB pdf)
  • September -- Zinc Nutrition in Grazing Cattle (55KB pdf)
  • October -- New Options for Tropical Soda Apple Control (152KB pdf)
  • November -- Management of Spittlebugs in Limpograss Pasture (148KB pdf)
  • December -- Cow Culling - J.D (25KB pdf)
• 2004
  • January -- Feeding Early Weaned Calves (108KB pdf)
  • February -- Putting the Ranch Business Plan in Action with a Marketing Strategy (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Cow and calf gains on creeping signalgrass and bahiagrass (143KB pdf)
  • April -- Pasture Insect Pests You Need to Know (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Keeping Charolais Crossbred Heifers as Replacements (16KB pdf)
  • June -- Lime-Stabilized Sludge and Soil pH (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Horse Hay Production as a Cash Crop for Cattlemen (17KB pdf)
  • August -- The Use of Organic Trace Minerals in the Commercial Cowherd (16KB pdf)
  • September -- Now is the Time to Consider Pasture Renovation for 2005 (16KB pdf)
  • October -- Phosphorus Management in south Florida Pastures (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Calf Shrink at Marketing (17KB pdf)
  • December -- Forage and Livestock Production in Silvopasture (88KB pdf)
• 2003
  • January -- Feeding Early Weaned Calves (19KB pdf)
  • February -- Putting the Ranch Business Plan in Action with a Marketing Strategy (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Cow and calf gains on creeping signalgrass and bahiagrass on Stargass Yield and Quality and Water Quality (17KB pdf)
  • April -- Pasture Insect Pests You Need to Know (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Keeping Charolais Crossbred Heifers as Replacements (20KB pdf)
  • June -- Lime-Stabilized Sludge and Soil pH and Nutrient Loads in Surface Water Runoff (43KB pdf)
  • July -- Horse Hay Production as a Cash Crop for Cattlemen (17KB pdf)
  • August -- The Use of Organic Trace Minerals in the Commercial Cowherd(19KB pdf)
  • September -- Now is the Time to Consider Pasture Renovation for 2005 (17KB pdf)
  • October -- Phosphorus Management in south Florida Pastures (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Calf Shrink at Marketing (18KB pdf)
  • December -- Forage and Livestock Production in Silvopasture (17KB pdf)
• 2002
  • January -- Protection of Bahiagrass Pasture From Mole Crickets with Insecticidal Nematodes (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Pintoi Perennial Peanut (18KB pdf)
  • March -- Effect of maturity on quality measures (25KB pdf)
  • April -- Environmental Issues on Use of Sludge on Pastures (19KB pdf)
  • May -- Beef Alliance Economics 101.01 (18KB pdf)
  • June -- Annual Pasture Legumes: Are We Realistic? (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Jiggs- a potential bermudagrass for central Florida (16KB pdf)
  • August -- Beef Alliance Economics 101.02 (18KB pdf)
  • September -- Pine Production from Silvopasture in South Florida (18KB pdf)
  • October -- Beef Marketing Alliances and Economies of Scale (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Mole Cricket Control- Custom Application of Nematodes on Pasture is An Option (17KB pdf)
  • December -- How Good is your Pasture Grass after a Freeze (16KB pdf)
• 2001
  • January -- Cow and Calf Gains on Bahiagrass vs Creeping Signalgrass (22KB pdf)
  • February -- Use of Sludge as an Alternative Pasture Fertilizer (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Yield and Nutritive Value of Stockpiled Perennial Grasses as Influenced by Growth Period, Fertilizer, and a Freeze (17KB pdf)
  • April -- Fall Nitrogen Fertilization of Limpograss Revisited (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Copper Oxide Boluses for Grazing Cattle (17KB pdf)
  • June -- Will Premiums Pay for Preconditioning Calves With Feed After Weaning (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Management Practices for Consideration with Perennial Grasses (17KB pdf)
  • August -- Five Basic Steps to Successful Perennial Pasture Grass (17KB pdf)
  • September -- Developing Calf Nurseries for an Early-Weaning System (17KB pdf)
  • October -- Shaw Creeping Vigna (18KB pdf)
  • November -- Ryegrass and Small Grain Cultivars for Central Florida (17KB pdf)
  • December -- Early Calf Weaning Improves Cowherd Productivity (17KB pdf)
• 2000
  • January -- Improving Forage Productivity During Late Fall and Early Winter (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Fertilization of Perennial Warm Season Grasses (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Sludge: Waste or Fertilizer? (17KB pdf)
  • April -- Micronutrients and Sulfur on Newly Established Bahiagrass (18KB pdf)
  • May -- Returns from Value Added Health Programs Given to Calves (17KB pdf)
  • June -- Relative Tolerance of Warm Season Pasture Grasses to Mole Crickets (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Planting Pines in Bahiagrass Pastures (17KB pdf)
  • August -- How Good is Okeechobee Stargrass? (16KB pdf)
  • September -- Practical Uses for Ultrasound in Managing Beef Cow Reproduction (18KB pdf)
  • October -- Biological Control of Mole Crickets with Nematodes (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Managing Carpon Desmodium (16KB pdf)
  • December -- Collection of Pasture Forage Samples for the Determination of Trace Mineral Cont (26KB pdf)
• 1999
  • January -- Producing Bahiagrass Seed in Florida (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Anhydrous Ammonia Field Trial (17KB pdf)
  • March -- How to Read a Seed Tag (17KB pdf)
  • April -- Susceptibility of Pasture Grasses to Insect Pests In South Florida (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Utilizing Limpograss Pasture for Heifer Development (21KB pdf)
  • June -- Mixing Seed with Fertilizer (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Smutgrass Control in Bahiagrass Pastures (17KB pdf)
  • August -- Trace Mineral Nutrition of Florida Grazing Cattle Cattle (18KB pdf)
  • September -- Creeping Signalgrass for South Florida Pastures (17KB pdf)
  • October -- Ryegrass Fertilization (16KB pdf)
  • November -- Colostrum Management In Newborn Calves(18KB pdf)
  • December -- Potential Causes of Yellowing In Bahiagrass (17KB pdf)
• 1998
  • January -- Do Beef Cattle Contribute to Lake Okeechobee's Phosphorus Problem? (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Year-Round Grazing With Complementary Forage Grasses (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Limpograss Fertilization Trial Results (17KB pdf)
  • April -- What do summer legumes contribute to grass pastures? (16KB pdf)
  • May -- Harvesting or Grazing Grasses 75 Days After Planting (17KB pdf)
  • June -- Using Wastes and By-Products As Fertilizers On Pastures (25KB pdf)
  • July -- Mole Cricket Populations on Bahiagrass Pastures in Central Florida (17KB pdf)
  • August -- Effect of Breeding Season for Cows Grazing Range and Bahiagrass Pasture (17KB pdf)
  • September -- Yield and Quality of Small Grains as Influenced by Harvest Stage (17KB pdf)
  • October -- Seasonal Changes in the Growth and Quality of Bahiagrass (28KB pdf)
  • November -- Using Biosolids to Fertilize Ryegrass (17KB pdf)
  • December -- Bermudagrass, Stargrass, and Bahiagrass Growth During a Frost-Free Winter (19KB pdf)
• 1997
  • January -- Using Sludges on Florida Pastures (16KB pdf)
  • February -- Seeding Bahiagrass in Late Winter (17 KB pdf)
  • March -- Influence of Frost on Tropical Soda Apple Control (17KB pdf)
  • April -- Phosphogypsum: A Potential Source of Nutrients For Forages (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Using Limpograss for Growing Replacement Heifers (18KB pdf)
  • June -- Preparing Limpograss for Winter Grazing (16KB pdf)
  • July -- Florakirk- A Bermudagrass for Hay (16KB pdf)
  • August -- How Much Flooding Will Bahiagrass Seed Take? (16KB pdf)
  • September -- Finding Solutions To Bahiagrass Decline (18KB pdf)
  • October -- Results of On-Farm l996-97 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations In Florida (17KB pdf)
  • November -- When Should Cows Be Bred In South Florida ? (17KB pdf)
  • December -- Can The WorId Wide Web Help Florida Cattle Producers? (21KB pdf)
• 1996
  • January -- Liming Limpograss (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Cattlemen and Other Ag Industries Support the Range Cattle REC (18KB pdf)
  • March -- Now is the Time to Fertilize Your Bahiagrass Pastures (16KB pdf)
  • April -- Survivability of Tropical Soda Apple Seed in the Gastro-Intestinal Tract of Catt (26KB pdf)
  • May -- Leucaena- A Tree Legume for Grazing (17KB pdf)
  • June -- Fertilizer Requirements of Hamadhria (Limpograss) (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Performance of Tifton 85 Bermudagrass in Central Florida (16KB pdf)
  • August -- Protein Supplementation for Cattle Grazing Limpograss (17KB pdf)
  • September -- Protein Supplementation of the Cow Herd (16KB pdf)
  • October -- Results of On-Farm 1995-96 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations (20KB pdf)
  • November -- Ionophores Do Not Appear to Work in Molasses Supplements (15KB pdf)
  • December -- Aeschynomene Evenia (16KB pdf)
• 1995
  • January -- New Nitrogen BMP Bill Imposed (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Encouraging Cows to Rebreed After Wintering on Range (18KB pdf)
  • March -- Use of Sludges on Pastures (19KB pdf)
  • April -- Tropical Soda Apple Control (Preliminary Results)Tropical Soda Apple Control (Preliminary Results) (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Citrus MolassesCitrus Molasses (16KB pdf)
  • June -- Suerte: A Lucky Find for Florida Pastures (16KB pdf)
  • July -- Good Quality Pasture and Molasses Slurry: An Important Combination to Breeding Yearling Heifers (17KB pdf)
  • August -- Preconditioning Calves with Feed on the Ranch (17KB pdf)
  • September -- Results of On-Farm 1994-95 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations (21KB pdf)
  • October -- Cherokee Red Clover: An Alternative Legume For Winter Grazing (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Using Winter Annual Grasses to Renovate Perennial Grass Pastures (KB pdf)
  • December -- Using By-Product Feeds in Winter Supplementation Programs (17KB pdf)
• 1994
  • January -- How Much Lime Do You Need For Forage Crops? (19KB pdf)
  • February -- How To Determine The Best Buy On Nitrogen Fertilizer (19KB pdf)
  • March -- Production Efficiency Of The Ona Physiology Research Herd (24KB pdf)
  • April -- Tropical Soda Apple Can Be Spread By Moving Cattle - W. F. Brown, P. Mislevy, J.J. Mullahey (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Control of Blackberry Briars (13KB pdf)
  • June -- Smutgrass Control in Pangolagrass (17KB pdf)
  • July -- A Good Environment Depends on Cattle (16KB pdf)
  • August -- Results of On-Farm 1993-94 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations In Florida (22KB pdf)
  • September -- Natural Protein Important in Molasses Supplements for Yearling Heifers (22KB pdf)
  • October -- Urea Treatment: A New Hay Ammoniation Method (19KB pdf)
  • November -- Using Fats in Molasses-Based Supplements (16KB pdf)
  • December -- Changes in Range Vegetation After Five Years of Grazing (16KB pdf)
• 1993
  • January -- What Causes Yellow Spots In Bahiagrass Pastures? (17KB pdf)
  • February -- Winter Burning Can Enhance Stands of Summer Legumes (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Proper Pasture Renovation Means Good Grass Stands (18KB pdf)
  • April -- Does Percentage of Brahman Breeding Affect Fertility in a Winter Breeding Season? (16KB pdf)
  • May -- Renovating Bahiagrass Pasture (17KB pdf)
  • June -- Chopping Pastures Can Enhance Re-Establishment of Summer Legumes (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Characteristics of Limpograss Cultivars (16KB pdf)
  • August -- Mineral Supplementation is More Important With new Fertilizer Recommendations (17KB pdf)
  • September -- Use of an lonophore in a Molasses-Based Supplement for Developing Replacement Heifers (17KB pdf)
  • October -- Results of 1992-93 Hay Ammoniation Demonstrations in Florida (22KB pdf)
  • November -- Selenium Should Be Included in Mineral Mixtures Fed to Cattle in Florida (16KB pdf)
  • December -- Seeding Firebreaks for Cattle and Wildlife (17KB pdf)
• 1992
  • January -- Can Florida Range be Improved by Grazing? (19KB pdf)
  • February -- Body Condition and Age Affect Pregnancy Rates on South Central Florida Ranches (69KB pdf)
  • March -- Impact of Pasture Fertilization on Water Quality (17KB pdf)
  • April -- Nitrogen: How Much is Enough? (17KB pdf)
  • May -- When Should Range be Grazed After a Burn? (19KB pdf)
  • June -- Some Factors to Consider When Managing Bahiagrass-Carpon Desmodium Pastures (16KB pdf)
  • July -- South Florida's Perennial Pasture Grasses (18KB pdf)
  • August -- Managing Forages Within the Limits of Weather (18KB pdf)
  • September -- Weight Gains and Pregnancy Rates in Yearling Heifers Fed Molasses (16KB pdf)
  • October -- Ryegrass Fertilization in South Florida (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Range Cows fed Molasses-Based Supplement Perform Well (17KB pdf)
  • December -- Feeding Programs To Help Reduce Weaning Stress (22KB pdf)
• 1991
  • February -- Molasses Slurry Improves Production (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Considerations For Palmetto Control On Range (16KB pdf)
  • April -- What Is A Hardpan And Is It Beneficial? (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Smutgrass Control In Bahiagass Requires Treatment At Right Time (16KB pdf)
  • June -- Using Carpon Desmodium In Bahiagrass Pastures (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Producing And Managing Aeschynomene (17KB pdf)
  • August -- Stargrass Pastures For Growing Cattle (16KB pdf)
  • September -- Molasses-based Supplements For Developing Heifers (17KB pdf)
  • October -- Ona Center to Celebrate 50th Anniversary (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Phosphate Clay-Ponds Prove to be Productive Agricultural Lands (24KB pdf)
  • December -- Forage Tests Take Guesswork Out of Nutrition Needs (17KB pdf)
• 1990
  • January -- Worming Aids Cow Production (16KB pdf)
  • February -- An Update On the Florida Forage Testing Program (17KB pdf)
  • March -- Fertilizing Stargrass For Good Forage Production (17KB pdf)
  • April -- Salt Needs Of Florida Cattle Should Be Watched Carefully (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Maidencane and Its Management (17KB pdf)
  • June -- Stargrass Management (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Tifton 9 Compared With Pensacola Bahiagrass (16KB pdf)
  • August -- Feeding Programs For Calves At Weaning (19KB pdf)
  • September -- Rotational Burning/Grazing Will Improve Winter Range Forage 17(KB pdf)
  • October -- Feeding Molasses Slurry Improves Calf Profits (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Energy Supplements For Growing Calves (22KB pdf)
  • December -- Wet and Dry Citrus Pulp are Both Good Feed for Cattle (17KB pdf)
• 1989
  • January -- Some Tips on Using Lime in Florida's Acid Soils (16KB pdf)
  • February -- Florida Carpon Desmodium Can Be Used With Bahiagrass (16 KB pdf)
  • March -- Ona Formulas Not Magic, But They Work (18KB pdf)
  • April -- Importance Of Sulfur Fertilization Of Forages (17KB pdf)
  • May -- Good Care Makes Stargrasses A Good Cow Feed (19KB pdf)
  • June -- Cattle Prefer Bigalta Limpograss (17KB pdf)
  • July -- Winter Feeding Cull Cows Is Worth Effort (23KB pdf)
  • August -- Herbicides Can Control Myrtles (23KB pdf)
  • September -- Growing Heifers Need Nutrition (20KB pdf)
  • October -- Natural Protein Important For Winter Feeding Brood Cows (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Gain An Advantage On Pasture Renovation By Using Winter Annuals (18KB pdf)
  • December -- IFAS Revises Bahiagrass Pasture Fertilizer Recommendations (17KB pdf)
• 1988
  • July -- Feeding Cattle Feather Meal May Provide Low Cost Protein (17KB pdf)
  • September -- Feeding Cull Cows For Extra Winter Profits (23KB pdf)
  • October -- Molasses: A Good Winter Cow Feed (17KB pdf)
  • November -- Winter Annuals in South Florida Can Be a Risky Feed Supply (18KB pdf)
  • December -- Improving Performance of Cattle Grazing Annual Winter Pasture in Florida