Forages for Jefferson County

Information about Jefferson County

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Forages for Jefferson County Manual

fieldA collection of EDIS publications related to forage production and utilization, along with Internet and printed sources from University of Georgia, Auburn University and others is compiled and bound.  Call or come by for your printed copy, or use the links below.  The links are to Web view pages, but links to the downloadable PDF pages are at the top of each EDIS publication. 

Forage Topics in EDIS

Forages Manual for 2008-2009 

Warm season perennials
Bahiagrass   
Bermudagrass Production in Florida 
Perennial Peanut: An Alternative Forage of Growing Importance 
Cool season annuals
2007 Fall Forage Update   UF/IFAS NFREC Extension Report 2007
Harvesting
Harvesting and Storage of Agronomic Crops   
Key Concepts of Hay Storage and Feeding from Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding Mississippi State University  
Grazing
Choosing Forages For Maximum Grazing Availability, ACES Circular ANR-155. Auburn University (Not available online, contact John or JoAnn Demott for a copy)
 Grazing Impacts on Pasture Composition    
 Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses UF/IFAS  
Stored Forage
Bermudagrass: Growing, Storing, and Feeding for Dairy Animals  
Hay Production in Florida  
Establishment
Planting Dates, Rates, and Methods of Agronomic Crops  
Forage Planting and Establishment Methods  
Fertility and Forage quality testing  
Forage Quality  
Understanding Forage Quality
Pasture pest control
Weed Management In Pastures and Rangeland – 2007  
Management Practices to Control Tropical Soda Apple 
Insect Management in Pasture   
Poisonous Plants and other hazards
Nitrate, Prussic Acid (HCN) and Grass Tetany Problems in Cattle Feeding 
Plants that Poison Farm Animals links to an Auburn publication, not UF Bulletin 510A, a hard copy.
Economics
Estimated Establishment Costs for One Acre of Coastal Bermuda Hay [Tim Hewitt, retired UF Economist. Not available online. Contact Jed for a copy]
Developing a Grazing Lease in Florida  
Fencing  (see the new Fences Page)
Fences for the Farm  
Fences for Horses  

Grain Bale

 Forage and Field Crop Planning Guides
  Weights, Measures, Conversions, Equivalents
  Field Records

The Farm Pocket Notebook page has instructions for printing the entire notebook or individual pagesYou can select Individual pages there, or click below in PDF for the pages more related to forages.