Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) Biology and Control in Pastures by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Reyna Speckmann

“…SS-AGR-325, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, and Reyna Speckmann, describes this clump-forming perennial plant that frequently infests low-lying areas in Florida pastures — biology, control, forage tolerance, management, and recommendations. …”
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Soft Rush (Juncus effusus) Biology and Control in Pastures by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Reyna Speckmann

“…SS-AGR-325, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, and Reyna Speckmann, describes this clump-forming perennial plant that frequently infests low-lying areas in Florida pastures — biology, control, forage tolerance, management, and recommendations. …”
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Florida's Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule—2021 by Brett Bultemeier, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory MacDonald

“… Organo-auxin (phenoxy) herbicides have found a place in weed control schemes for peanut, corn, small grains, sugarcane, turf, pasture and forage crops, and many other areas. It is the intent of this publication to clarify and disseminate the Florida Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule to interested growers and applicators. …”
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Mineral Concentrations in Grazed Cool-Season Annual Grass Pastures in North Florida by Bob Myer, G. Chelliah, Lee McDowell, Nancy Wilkinson, Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak

“…Chelliah, Lee McDowell, Nancy Wilkinson, Ann Blount, and Cheryl Mackowiak, describes information gained from a mineral study component of a four-year grazing study at NFREC Beef Unit, to measure monthly concentrations of selected minerals in forage during the late fall-winter-spring grazing season in north Florida. …”
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Managing Bahiagrass in Bermudagrass and Stargrass Pastures by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell

“…Ferrell, describes how to prevent encroachment by bahiagrass into bermudagrass and stargrass pastures in Florida, and provides recommendations for chemical control, the impact of herbicide applications, and how to reduce forage-yield loss. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, November 2009. …”
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Managing Bahiagrass in Bermudagrass and Stargrass Pastures by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell

“…Ferrell, describes how to prevent encroachment by bahiagrass into bermudagrass and stargrass pastures in Florida, and provides recommendations for chemical control, the impact of herbicide applications, and how to reduce forage-yield loss. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, November 2009. …”
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Mineral Concentrations in Grazed Cool-Season Annual Grass Pastures in North Florida by Bob Myer, G. Chelliah, Lee McDowell, Nancy Wilkinson, Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak

“…Chelliah, Lee McDowell, Nancy Wilkinson, Ann Blount, and Cheryl Mackowiak, describes information gained from a mineral study component of a four-year grazing study at NFREC Beef Unit, to measure monthly concentrations of selected minerals in forage during the late fall-winter-spring grazing season in north Florida. …”
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THE ROLE OF N. I. VAVILOV AND VIR’S SCIENTISTS IN DESERT RECLAMATION by N. I. Dzyubenko, A. A. Kochegina

“…Vavilov’s plans to solve the complex problems of desert and semi-desert reclamation in the areas of the USSR; afforestation, melioration and climatic studies; problems of southern industrial crops; formation of sustainable forage crop cultivation for livestock, and establishment of oases. …”
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Assessment of scenarios for intensifying pasture management and grazing in fragile micro-watersheds of high Andean mountains by Jorge Eduardo Grijalva Olmedo, Paola Mercedes Palate Moreta, Roy Roger Vera-Vélez, Raúl Armando Ramos Veintimilla, Jean-François Tourrand, Arnulfo Portilla Narváez

“…Animal response depends exclusively on the quality of forage and the soil’s physical and chemical conditions. …”
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Evaluation of fertilization strategies for the establishment and productivity of Xaraés grass by N. M. Lage Filho, A. R. Lopes, D. F. Araújo, V. H. M. Macedo, C. Faturi, T. C. Silva, A. C. Rêgo, W. L. Silva, F. N. Domingues

“…Slow-release fertilizers may harm the establishment of forage plants, as this is a crucial moment during the pasture formation stage. …”
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Rhizoma Perennial Peanut by Mary J. Williams, Yoana C. Newman, Ann Blount

“…Rhizoma perennial peanut is a forage legume available to Florida producers that combines high nutritive value (comparable to alfalfa) with persistence under a wide range of management conditions. …”
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Management Practices to Control Tropical Soda Apple by Jeff Mullahey, Pat Hogue

“…If not controlled, pasture production (yield) declines resulting in lower stocking rates, lower forage quality, and ultimately, lower ranch profitability. …”
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Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and Management by Yoana Newman, Ed Jennings, Joao Vendramini, Ann Blount

“…SS-AGR-337, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Yoana Newman, Ed Jennings, Joao Vendramini, and Ann Blount, describes this drought-resistant summer forage crop — plant description and adaptation, history and released cultivars, yield, nutritive value and antiequality factors, site selection, planting date and seeding rates, management, and utilization. …”
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Management Practices to Control Tropical Soda Apple by Jeff Mullahey, Pat Hogue

“…If not controlled, pasture production (yield) declines resulting in lower stocking rates, lower forage quality, and ultimately, lower ranch profitability. …”
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Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and Management by Yoana Newman, Ed Jennings, Joao Vendramini, Ann Blount

“…SS-AGR-337, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Yoana Newman, Ed Jennings, Joao Vendramini, and Ann Blount, describes this drought-resistant summer forage crop — plant description and adaptation, history and released cultivars, yield, nutritive value and antiequality factors, site selection, planting date and seeding rates, management, and utilization. …”
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Rhizoma Perennial Peanut by Mary J. Williams, Yoana C. Newman, Ann Blount

“…Rhizoma perennial peanut is a forage legume available to Florida producers that combines high nutritive value (comparable to alfalfa) with persistence under a wide range of management conditions. …”
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Hairy Indigo Control in Peanut by Jason Ferrell, Blaire Colvin, Ramon Leon

“… Hairy indigo is an annual legume that was introduced to Florida as a forage crop. It has since escaped cultivation and can be a troublesome weed in some crop settings, particularly in peanut production, since we are attempting to control a legume weed in a legume crop. …”
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Hairy Indigo Control in Peanut by Jason Ferrell, Blaire Colvin, Ramon Leon

“… Hairy indigo is an annual legume that was introduced to Florida as a forage crop. It has since escaped cultivation and can be a troublesome weed in some crop settings, particularly in peanut production, since we are attempting to control a legume weed in a legume crop. …”
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Nutritive value of cattle manure vermicast and its effect on in vitro ruminal gas production by Aminu Nasiru, Abdul Razak Alimon, Norli Ismail, Mahamad Hakimi Ibrahim

“…Vermicomposting has the potential of being used as another tool for forage treatment and addition of CMV could be expected to reduce ruminant gas production, increase ME and microbial protein synthesis.…”
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Fireweed (Heartleaf Nettle) Control in Pastures by Brent Sellers, Jason Ferrell, Pratap Devkota

“…This winter annual species is commonly observed in north and central Florida pastures, particularly in bareground areas (near feeding pens and under fences), as well as along tree lines where forage grasses are less dense. This 2-page fact sheet is a minor revision written by B. …”
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