Methods of Trace Mineral Supplementation by Matthew J. Hersom, Todd A. Thrift

“…It is essential that cattle have access to trace minerals in their diet. However, the forage cattle consume as the bulk of their diet is often deficient in trace mineral concentrations. …”
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“Earlyploid” - Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass by Ann R. Blount, Gordon M. Prine, Cheryl L. Mackowiak, Kevin E. Kenworthy, Jeffery C. Jones, Paul E. Reith

“…Earlyploid, developed at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, is a large-seeded, upright, early forage-producing and early maturing annual ryegrass. …”
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Florida Carpenter Ant, Bull Ant, Tortugas Carpenter Ant, Camponotus floridanus (Buckley) and Camponotus tortuganus (Emery) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Subfamily ormicinae: T... by John Warner, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

“…These bicolored arboreal ants are among the largest ants found in Florida, making them apparent as they forage or fly indoors and out. This document is EENY-272, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Grass Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne graminis Whitehead, 1968 (Nematode: Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae) by William T. Crow

“…Meloidogyne graminis is damaging to many turf and forage grasses. Due to the prevalence of this nematode on grasses, and the prevalence of grasses compared to other crops in the state, it is likely the most widespread species of root-knot nematode in Florida. …”
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Leucaena leucocephala, White Leadtree by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…It has also been planted as a windbreak for crops such as coffee and cocoa, and some ranchers use the tree as a source of both shade and forage for cattle, with the pods being an excellent source of protein. …”
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Thistle Control in Pastures by Brent Sellers, Pratap Devkota, Jason Ferrell

“… If left uncontrolled, thick thistle stands can reduce grazing, result in less forage production, and ultimately, lower calf weaning weight. …”
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Wildland Weeds: Paragrass, Urochloa mutica by L. T. Markle, Brent A. Sellers, William A. Overholt

“…Paragrass (also referred to as Californiagrass) is thought to have been introduced into Florida sometime in the late 1870s as a forage plant. The semiaquatic grass is a native of tropical Africa, and today it is established in both hemispheres in tropical and subtropical regions as a highly palatable fodder. …”
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Nematode Management Using Sorghum and Its Relatives by K. Dover, Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…Not only do they produce a source of forage or silage for animal feed, but many cultivars are effective in reducing population levels of root-knot nematodes, which are key nematode pests in Florida as well as many other parts of the world. …”
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Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) Biology, Ecology, and Management in Florida Grazing Lands by Brent A. Sellers, Jason A. Ferrell, Gregory E. MacDonald, Kenneth A. Langeland, Stephen Luke Flory

“…It was accidentally introduced into Alabama in the early 1900s, and purposely introduced as a potential forage and soil stabilizer in Florida (and other states) in the 1930s and early 1940s. …”
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Optimizing fodder yield and quality through integrated organic nutrient amendments in multi-crop system by Santosh Onte, Santosh Onte, Vrushabh Vijay Fiskey, Manjunath S. Melavanki, Airadevi P. Angadi, Prasanna S. Pyati, Magan Singh, Dileep Kumar, Sanjivkumar Angadarao Kochewad, Sudhir Kumar, Hari Om, Vijendra Kumar Meena, Kamal Garg, Vetrivel Karunakaran, Manish Kanwat, Babu Lal Meena, Yogananda Shivalli Boregowda, Rahul Bellagi, K. Naveena, Sunil Chandersheker, Elisa Azura Azman, Sanjeev Kumar

“…Furthermore, T6 significantly enhanced forage quality, as evidenced by higher crude protein (6.4–14.8%), ether extract (19.2–40.1%), and total ash (6.5–22.1%) contents, coupled with reductions in fiber components. …”
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Predicted distribution of curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area. by Robert E Kissell, Michael T Tercek, David P Thoma, Kristin L Legg

“…Curl-leaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), an important browse species used by ungulates as forage and cover across the western US, is thought to be moderately to highly vulnerable to climate change this century, and a reduction in curl-leaf mountain mahogany occurrence may negatively impact ungulates reliant upon it. …”
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Biodiversity characteristics of large forest plots in Qinghai area of Qilian Mountain National Park by WANG Dinghui, SUONAN Cairang, YU Hongyan, DU Yangong

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Comprehensive genome-wide analysis of ARF transcription factors in orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata): the positive regulatory role of DgARF7 in drought resistance by Miaoli Wang, Wen Liu, Guangyan Feng, Gang Nie, Zhongfu Yang, Feixiang Hao, Linkai Huang, Xinquan Zhang

“…Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) is an economically significant, widely cultivated forage grass. However, information on the genome-wide information and functional characterization of ARFs in orchardgrass is limited. …”
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Nitrogenated Fertilization In Pasture Brachiaria Brizantha Cv. Marandu Via Organic Compounds by G. R. Soares, V. B. Tavares, A. P. Neiva Júnior, L. O. Fernandes

“…Fertilization improved the quality of the forage. …”
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Species diversity and catch per unit effort of fish in a perturbed tropical lake, Ibadan, Nigeria by Adedolapo A. Ayoade, Omotolani M. Owolabi, Omolayo T. Patience, Oluwatobi R. Adeduntan, Praise Kujooro

“…The mean CPUE increased from 9.55 ± 1.67 kg·kW day−1 in 2019 to 38.07 ± 30.89 kg·kW day−1 in 2021 and declined to 6.44 ± 3.02 kg·kW day−1 in 2023. The forage /carnivore ratio was 0.70 in 2019, 0.35 in 2021, and 54 in 2023 by number indicating an imbalance in the fish population. …”
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Organic amendments tighten nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils: a meta-analysis on gross nitrogen flux by Lauren C. Breza, A. Stuart Grandy, A. Stuart Grandy

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