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Areas of Expertise and Service to Manatee County

  • Animal Science
  • Agronomy
  • Fertilization and herbicide use and application
  • Irrigation
  • Insect and disease control
  • State regulations
  • Nuisance animals
  • County Fair livestock programs

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Christa Kirby Livestock Agent 941-722-4524 ext. 1824 ccarlson@ufl.edu

Feeding cows seaweed reduces methane emissions, but does it make economic sense?

Feeding cows seaweed reduces methane emissions, but does it make economic sense?

As they digest grass and hay, cows produce significant amounts of methane, a...

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Heifers on Feed: Not as Many, but Still Too Many

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Every month, USDA-NASS releases the Cattle on Feed Report indicating how many...

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Recap of May 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector In May, we...

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