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Starting in 2003 all newsletters will be available in a printer friendly, acrobat reader format.  You must have Acrobat Reader on your computer to view these files.  This is a free program that is the standard for documents on the Internet.  Articles from 2000-2002 are listed below as direct web links.

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Newsletter Articles listed by date of publication on various topics for livestock and forages
Summer 2006 Articles in this Issue:
Making Plans for Winter in a Drought Year, BQA:  Syringe Hygiene, FDA Approves Ionophore Aureomycin Feed Additive Combination, MRLS Syndrome in Florida Horses, Upcoming Events, and Jokes from the "Bull Pen".
Fall 2005 Articles in this issue:
The Value of Quality Hay, Bull Selection for Genetic Progress, Selection for Meat Tenderness in Cattle, July 1 National Cattle Inventory Report, Magnesium in Mineral to prevent Grass Tetany, Maintaining Forage Quality,  Milestone Herbicide Registered in Fla., Managing Bahia in Hybrid Bermudagrass, Perennial peanut Hay for Horses, New 4-H Weather Station, R.D. Bennett Receives NFREC Hall of Fame Award, Local Hay Producers Recognized at Hay Show, and the Northwest Florida Beef Conference Announcement.  Finally there are a few jokes about older folks.
Summer 2005 Articles in this issue:
Leaf Spot Disease in Bermudagrass, Peanut Skins for Feeding Cattle, Baleage Pros and Cons, Upcoming Events, and Jokes form the "Bull Pen".  

Also included in this issue was registration information for the NW FL Pasture School and rules and an entry for the 2005 Tri-State Hay Show.

Spring 2005 

and the 
Pasture Weed Control Field Reference Sheet

Articles in this issue:
Crossbreeding a Lost Art, Bioeconomic Index EPD's for Beef Cattle Selection, Warm Season Legumes You Can Overseed in Your Pasture, Hay Field Fertility, A New 2,4-D Formulation, Spring Cleaning for Dairies, Dairy Reproduction Website, 2004 Florida Land Values Survey Results, Florida Bull Test Consignment, Upcoming Events, and Jokes form the "Bull Pen".  

Also included in this newsletter was a field reference sheet for herbicide section for pasture weed control and photos of 19 common poisonous pasture weeds.

Winter 2005 Articles in this issue:
FAA for Bull Fertility Selection, Evaluating Preconditioning of Feeder Calves, On Farm BSE and Johne's Testing, Liming Pastures, Cool Season Forage Management, Fertilizing Pastures, Sources of Hay, Small Farms Web Site, The Value of a Dairy Heifer, Upcoming Events, & Jokes from the "Bull Pen"
Fall 2003 

and the 
Bulk Feeding Guide Insert

Articles in this issue:
Country of Origin Labeling Issue for Cattle Producers, Using Bulk By-product Feeds for Cattle Supplementation, Bull Selection, Grazing Beef Cows Don't Pollute Florida's Waterways, Feed Hay Wisely to Save Money, Using Cotton Stalks to Decrease Winter Feeding Costs, Energy and Protein Supplementation, A Review of Calf Scours, Livestock and Pasture Toxicity Problems, Coffee Weed:  A Poisonous Plant, Upcoming Events, & Jokes from the "Bull Pen".  Also included in this issue is a bulk feed reference guide with average nutrient content values and a directory of by-product feed distributors indicated as a separate link at left.
Spring 2003 Articles in this issue:  
Florida Cattle Inventory Report, Cattle Feeder Survey Report, Soybeans for Hay, Grass Tetany in Cattle, Managing Wild Radish in Winter Pastures, 
2002 Land Value Survey Results, Florida Bull Test Sale Report
Html Files with bookmarks to individual stories
Fall 2002 El Nino Effect on Winter Pastures 
Fall 2002 Adding Value to Your Calves
Fall 2002 The Cow that Loses a Calf at Birth could Save Others
Fall 2002 Proper Hay Utilization
Fall 2002 Breed Differences:  Preliminary Results from the Meat Animal Research Center
Fall 2002 Bull Selection for Multiple Traits
Fall 2002 Commodity Feeds may Keep Operations Going this Winter
Fall 2002 Horizon 474:  A New Winter Oat Variety
Fall 2002 Acorn Poisoning Could Cause Problems this Fall
Fall 2002 Florida Market Update
Fall 2002 FAWN Weather Station in Jackson County
 
Summer 2002 Methods for Humane Euthanasia
Summer 2002 Get Rid of Those Free Loaders with Pregnancy Testing
Summer 2002 Forage Notes:  New Forage Varieties for the Southeast
Summer 2002 West Nile Virus and Encephalitus Vaccination for Horses
Summer 2002 CIDR:  A New Product for Heat Synchronization
Summer 2002 Florida Market Bulletin:  Free Classified Advertising for Agriculture
 
Winter 2002 Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus in Oats and other Small Grains
Winter 2002 Are You Feeding Your Cattle Enough?  Body Condition Scoring
Winter 2002 Plateau:  A New Herbicide for Grass Weeds in Hayfields
Winter 2002 Forage Notes:  Managing Winter Pastures & Hayfield Preparation
 
Fall 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease
Fall 2001 Factors that Affect Market Prices for Weaned Calves
Fall 2001 Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus in North Florida
Fall 2001 Cool Season Variety Recommendations for Pasture or Wildlife Food Plots
 
Winter 2001 Three Rules to Keep a Your Cow-calf Operation Profitable
Winter 2001 Care of Newly Purchased Yearling Bulls
Winter 2001 Forage Notes:  Max Q Fescue Trial
Winter 2001 Mad Cow Disease:  More Fear than Fact
 
Fall 2000 Balancing Forage is the Key to Winter Feeding
Fall 2000 Forage Notes:  Selecting Winter Forages
 
Summer 2000 Dealing with Drought
Summer 2000 Nitrate Poisoning from Drought Stressed Corn

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