Episode Summary:

On Episode Ten, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Casey Ritz, UGA Extension Poultry Science Specialist and UGA Poultry Science Department Extension Coordinator. This week, you will learn about avian influenza, how it is spread, biosecurity steps to take to protect your backyard flock, what is backyard/small flock poultry, basic steps for starting a backyard poultry flock, and much more.

Dr. Ritz’s Faculty Profile: https://poultry.caes.uga.edu/people/faculty/casey-ritz.html

Chapter Markers:

0:00 Cold Opening Intro

0:30 Ag in the Cab Podcast Intro

2:01 Brennan and Robbie's Opening Segment

3:30 Dr. Casey Ritz Introduction

3:57 Dr. Ritz Talks About His Background

4:56 Discussion with Dr. Ritz on Influenza

15:36 Discussion with Dr. Ritz on Backyard/Small Flock Poultry

45:17 Closing Segment with Brennan and Robbie

Resources on Backyard Poultry:

Robbie's Backyard Poultry Workshops:

Quincy Class: https://25GadsdenSpringBackyardPoultry.eventbrite.com

Crawfordville Class::https://25WakullaBackyardPoultry.eventbrite.com

Episode Summary:

On Episode Nine, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Nico DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist. This week, you will learn about the Florida Bull Test and how the program is designed to benefit cattlemen, what feed efficiency is, winter supplementation option, balancing cattle diet nutrition, technologies to help measure and manage cattle diets, the Hay Balancer Dr. DiLorenzo developed, and the importance of forage sampling in managing the quality of cattle diets.

Dr. DiLorenzo's Faculty Profile: https://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/faculty-directory/nicolas-dilorenzo/

Chapter Markers:

0:00 Cold Opening Intro

0:31 Ag in the Cab Podcast Intro

2:04 Brennan and Robbie's Opening Segment

4:08 Dr. Nico DiLorenzo Introduction

4:41 Dr. DiLorenzo Talks About His Educational Background and Research

6:50 Discussion with Dr. DiLorenzo on the Florida Bull Test

16:20 Discussion with Dr. DiLorenzo on Winter Supplementation and Feed Efficiency for Cattle

54:49 Closing Segment with Brennan and Robbie

Resources on Beef Cattle Nutrition from Dr. DiLorenzo:

The Hay Balancer: https://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/media/nfrecifasufledu/docs/excel/The-UF-Hay-Balancer_v1.1.xlsm

Dr. DiLorenzo's Video Instruction on how to use the Hay Balancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSbEr1DnbYY

Silage Feeding with Ag Bags: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2022/10/28/self-feeding-of-silage-bags-to-reduces-labor-for-cattle-operations/

Episode Summary:

On Episode Eight, Brennan and Robbie are joined by Dr. Wes Porter, UGA Extension Irrigation Specialist. This week, you will learn about precision irrigation, types of precision irrigation (spatial and temporal), irrigation systems, cost per acre inch for irrigation systems for agriculture use, and much more!

Dr. Porter's Faculty Profile: https://extension.uga.edu/about/personnel-directory/person.html/15140/wesley-porter.html

Chapter Markers:

0:00 Cold Opening Intro

0:39 Ag in the Cab Podcast Intro

2:09 Brennan and Robbie's Opening Segment

5:12 Dr. Wes Porter Introduction

7:47 Dr. Porter Talks About What He Enjoys About Being an Extension Specialist

11:45 Discussion with Dr. Wes Porter on Irrigation Systems in Agriculture

48:48 Closing Segment with Brennan and Robbie

Agriculture Irrigation Extension Resources:

https://water.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture/irrigation/

https://water.ifas.ufl.edu/agriculture/total-maximum-daily-loads/

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/collections/series_handbook_of_florida_water_regulation

https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1189&title=irrigation-reference-guide-for-corn-cotton-peanuts-and-soybeans

https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B882&title=factors-to-consider-in-selecting-a-farm-irrigation-system

https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C994&title=the-georgia-water-stewardship-act-farm-use-water-withdrawal-permits