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    Technical Information

    Here you can find lists of helpful publications, organized by category on all you need to know about forage breeds, management, and quality.


    The Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS) are peer-reviewed technical articles that provide information on agriculture, natural resources, family and consumer sciences, and youth development for the general audience. Those documents are reviewed every three years, and bring up-to-date, research-based information. All documents are available on the new "Ask IFAS" platform. Here, we bring a selection of the most relevant forage-related articles. Many of these were previously printed as the "Florida Forages Handbook."


    2023-2024 Cool-Season Forages Official Variety Trial Reports

    2023-2024 Cool-Season Forage Variety Trials Results

    • Cool-Season Annual Forages
      • "Earlyploid"—Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass
      • "Ocala"—A New Diploid Annual Ryegrass for the Southern US
      • Cool-Season Forage Variety Recommendations for Florida
      • A Walk on the Wild Side: Cool-Season Forage Recommendations for Wildlife Food Plots in North Florida
      • Alfalfa and Cool-Season Clovers
      • Management Considerations for Wheat Production in Florida
      • Overseeding Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Pasture and Hay Fields during the Cool Season
      • Overseeding Warm-Season Perennial Grasses with Cool-Season Forages
      • Planting Dates, Rates, and Methods of Agronomic Crops
      • Ryegrass, Small Grains, and Tall Fescue
      • Tillage and Overseeding Pastures for Winter Forage Production in North Florida
      • Triticale as a Forage Crop for the Southeastern United States
      • White Clover
      • Winter Forage Legume Guide

      Others

      • AGS 104—A New Rye Cultivar for Winter Forage and Silage Production
      • Horizon 314—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage
      • Horizon 321—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage
      • Horizon 474—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage
      • Rye and Triticale Breeding in the South
      • Trophy—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage

       

    • Fertility Management & Soils
      • Carbon Sequestration in Grazing Land Ecosystems
      • Dealing With High Fertilizer Costs in Forage Production Systems
      • Drinking-Water Treatment Residuals to Control Phosphorus in Soils
      • Impacts of Soil Acidity on Bahiagrass Pasture Performance
      • Lowering Soil pH to Optimize Nutrient Management and Crop Production
      • Micronutrients Considerations for Warm-Season Forage Grass Systems in Florida
      • Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures
      • Pasture Aeration
      • Phosphorus Removal Rates from Sod Production Systems
      • Sequestration and Distribution of Soil Organic Carbon Under Different Pasture Management Systems
      • Soil and Plant Tissue Testing
      • Soil-Tested-Based Phosphorus Recommendations for Commercial Agricultural Production in Florida
      • Tissue Analysis as a Nutrient Management Tool for Bahiagrass Pastures
      • Utilization of Biosolids in Forage Production Systems in Florida
    • Forage Quality
      • Bermudagrass Production in Florida
      • Condensed Tannins in Forage Legumes
      • Defining Forage Quality
      • Factors Affecting Forage Quality
      • Forage Testing
      • Methods of Forage Moisture Testing
      • Micronutrients Considerations for Warm-Season Forage Grass Systems in Florida
      • Mycotoxins in Florida Pastures
      • Perennial Peanut: Forage Nutritional Composition and Feeding Value
      • Tissue Analysis as a Nutrient Management Tool for Bahiagrass Pastures
    • Grasses
      • Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flueggé): Overview and Pasture Management
      • Bermudagrass Production in Florida
      • Bermudagrass Stem Maggot—A New Pest in Florida
      • Crabgrass as a Forage and Hay Crop
      • Digitgrasses
      • Ecosystem Services Provided by Grass-Legume Pastures
      • Five Basic Steps to Successful Perennial Pasture Grass Establishment From Vegetative Cuttings on South Florida Flatwoods
      • Forage Grasses for Florida's Organic Soils
      • Forage Planting and Establishment Methods on Prepared Seedbed
      • Getting the Most out of Bahiagrass Fertilization
      • Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima): Overview and Management
      • Mott Elephantgrass
      • Mycotoxins in Florida Pastures
      • Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and Management
      • Planting Dates, Rates, and Methods of Agronomic Crops
      • Production of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Elephantgrass
      • Ryegrass, Small Grains, and Tall Fescue
      • Triticale as a Forage Crop for the Southeastern United States
      • Weed Management during Pasture Establishment

      Others

      • AGS 104—A New Rye Cultivar for Winter Forage and Silage Production
      • "Earlyploid"—Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass
      • 'Callide' Rhodesgrass
      • Florakirk Bermudagrass
      • Mulato II (Brachiaria sp.)
      • "Ocala"—A New Diploid Annual Ryegrass for the Southern US
      • Rye and Triticale Breeding in the South

    • Legumes
      • Aeschynomene
      • Alfalfa and Cool-Season Clovers
      • Alyceclover—Summer Annual Legume
      • Annual Warm-Season Legumes for Florida and the US Gulf Coast: Forage Yield, Nutritional Composition, and Feeding Value
      • Condensed Tannins in Forage Legumes
      • Ecosystem Services Provided by Grass-Legume Pastures
      • Florida Carpon Desmodium
      • Forage Soybeans for Grazing, Hay, and Silage
      • Inoculation of Agronomic and Forage Crop Legumes
      • Overseeding Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Pasture and Hay Fields during the Cool Season
      • Perennial Peanut: Forage Nutritional Composition and Feeding Value
      • Pintoi Peanut: A Seed-propagated Perennial Peanut Forage Option for Florida
      • Planting Dates, Rates, and Methods of Agronomic Crops
      • Rhizoma Perennial Peanut
      • Strip-Planting Rhizoma Peanut into Grazing Systems
      • Sweetclover Production and Use in Florida
      • White Clover
      • Winter Forage Legume Guide
    • Livestock Management
      • Calculating Reproductive Performance in Beef Operations: The University of Florida Beef Herds’ 2019 Breeding Season
      • Creep Grazing for Suckling Calves—A Pasture Management Practice
      • Forage-Based Heifer Development Program for North Florida
      • Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses
    • Pasture Establishment
      • Agronomic Crop Species and Variety Selection
      • Calibrating Forage Seeding Equipment
      • Establishment of Silvopasture in Existing Pastures
      • Forage Grasses for Florida's Organic Soils
      • Forage Planting and Establishment Methods on Prepared Seedbed
      • Inoculation of Agronomic and Forage Crop Legumes
      • Overseeding Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Pasture and Hay Fields during the Cool Season
      • Overseeding Warm-Season Perennial Grasses with Cool-Season Forages
      • Planning and Establishing On-Farm Field Trials
      • Planting Dates, Rates, and Methods of Agronomic Crops
      • Seed Germination Testing ("Rag-Doll" Test)
      • Strip-Planting Rhizoma Peanut into Grazing Systems
      • The Impacts of Soil Acidity on Bahiagrass Pasture Performance
      • Tillage and Overseeding Pastures for Winter Forage Production in North Florida
      • Winter Forage Legume Guide

      Others

      • Horizon 314—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage
      • Horizon 321—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage
      • Horizon 474—A New Winter Oat Cultivar for Both Grain and Forage
    • Pasture Management
      • Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flueggé): Overview and Pasture Management
      • Brunswickgrass (Paspalum nicorae): A Weed Contaminant in Southern Pastures and Bahiagrass Seed Production Fields
      • Creep Grazing for Suckling Calves—A Pasture Management Practice
      • Dealing With High Fertilizer Costs in Forage Production Systems
      • Ecosystem Services Provided by Grass-Legume Pastures
      • Establishment of Silvopasture in Existing Pastures
      • Estimating Amount of Forage in Hay Fields and Pastures
      • Estimating Herbage Mass on Pastures to Adjust Stocking Rate
      • Five Basic Steps to Successful Perennial Pasture Grass Establishment From Vegetative Cuttings on South Florida Flatwoods
      • Forage Planting and Establishment Methods on Prepared Seedbed
      • Forage Production in the Southern Coastal Plain Region
      • Forage-Based Heifer Development Program for North Florida
      • General Guidelines for Managing Pastures for Dairy Cows
      • Getting the Most out of Bahiagrass Fertilization
      • Grazing Management Concepts and Practices
      • Impact of Grazing Methods on Forage and Cattle Production
      • Integrated Timber, Forage, and Livestock Production—Benefits of Silvopasture
      • Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima): Overview and Management
      • Management Considerations for Wheat Production in Florida
      • Management of Spittlebugs in Pasture
      • Mycotoxins in Florida Pastures
      • Nutrient Cycling in Grazed Pastures
      • Overseeding Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Pasture and Hay Fields during the Cool Season
      • Overseeding Warm-Season Perennial Grasses with Cool-Season Forages
      • Pasture Aeration
      • Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses
      • Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and Management
      • Strip-Planting Rhizoma Peanut into Grazing Systems
      • The Impacts of Soil Acidity on Bahiagrass Pasture Performance
      • Tillage and Overseeding Pastures for Winter Forage Production in North Florida
      • Tissue Analysis as a Nutrient Management Tool for Bahiagrass Pastures
      • Utilization of Biosolids in Forage Production Systems in Florida
      • Weed Management during Pasture Establishment

       

       

       

    • Perennial Forage
      • Bahiagrass (Paspalum notatum Flueggé): Overview and Pasture Management
      • Bermudagrass Production in Florida
      • Bermudagrass Stem Maggot—A New Pest in Florida
      • Digitgrasses
      • Five Basic Steps to Successful Perennial Pasture Grass Establishment From Vegetative Cuttings on South Florida Flatwoods
      • Florakirk Bermudagrass
      • Florida Carpon Desmodium
      • Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima): Overview and Management
      • Mott Elephantgrass
      • Mulato II (Brachiaria sp.)
      • Overseeding Rhizoma Perennial Peanut Pasture and Hay Fields during the Cool Season
      • Overseeding Warm-Season Perennial Grasses with Cool-Season Forages
      • Perennial Peanut: Forage Nutritional Composition and Feeding Value
      • Pintoi Peanut: A Seed-propagated Perennial Peanut Forage Option for Florida
      • Planting Dates, Rates, and Methods of Agronomic Crops
      • Production of Biofuel Crops in Florida: Elephantgrass
      • Rhizoma Perennial Peanut
      • The Impacts of Soil Acidity on Bahiagrass Pasture Performance

      Others

      • 'Callide' Rhodesgrass

    • Pests & Diseases
      • Bermudagrass Stem Maggot—A New Pest in Florida
    • Warm-Season Annual Forages
      • Aeschynomene
      • Alyceclover—Summer Annual Legume
      • Annual Warm-Season Legumes for Florida and the US Gulf Coast: Forage Yield, Nutritional Composition, and Feeding Value
      • Crabgrass as a Forage and Hay Crop
      • Forage Production in the Southern Coastal Plain Region
      • Forage Sorghum
      • Forage Soybeans for Grazing, Hay, and Silage
      • Micronutrients Considerations for Warm-Season Forage Grass Systems in Florida
      • Pearl Millet (Pennisetum glaucum): Overview and Management
      • Planting Dates, Rates, and Methods of Agronomic Crops

    • Weed Control
      • Agronomic Crop Species and Variety Selection
      • Brunswickgrass (Paspalum nicorae): A Weed Contaminant in Southern Pastures and Bahiagrass Seed Production Fields
      • Weed Management during Pasture Establishment
    • Other
      • Calibrating Forage Seeding Equipment
      • Hurricane Preparedness for Forage Crops in the Southeast United States
      • Integrated Timber, Forage, and Livestock Production—Benefits of Silvopasture
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