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Adding Value in the Tri-County Agricultural Area using Cull Potoatoes

Tim WilsonNovember 13th, 2019Here in the Tri-County Agricultural Area (TCAA; St. Johns, Putnam and Flagler Counties) we approximately 14,000 acres of spring harvested potatoes. Large amounts of cull potatoes are discarded and like many other culled vegetables, are fed to cattle at harvest. Building on pilot data collected in 2017, a field demonstration was conducted that involved ensiling […]

Making Potato Salad for Cattle

Wendy MussolineMay 18th, 2018UF/IFAS partnered with local rancher Chance Clay to conduct a potato silage trial for beef cattle. Livestock Agent with St. John’s County (Tim Wilson), UF Animal Science Beef Specialist (Matt Hersom) and Agriculture Agent with Putnam/Flagler County (Wendy Mussoline) assisted Chance Clay with a silage project on his farm using cull potatoes. Chance wondered what […]

Conserving Forage

Michael DavisOctober 18th, 2017Conserving forage for use during times of low forage production is a common practice for beef cattle enterprises. The following information is a summary of the UF/IFAS EDIS publication Comparison of Hay or Round Bale Silage as a Means to Conserve Forage, by Matt Hersom, Todd Thrift, and Joel Yelich. The full publication can be […]

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