Hurricane-proofing Southeast pastures

In this episode of Cow Talks, Marcelo talks with Dr. Jose Dubeux (UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center) and Dr. Ed Twidwell (Louisiana State University) about preparing forage and livestock systems for hurricane season. They cover the steps to take when a storm is approaching. Dr. Dubeux shares lessons from Hurricane Michael, and Dr. Twidwell describes how pastures recovered after Katrina and Rita. They also discuss long-term resilience, diversifying forages, avoiding overstocking, and keeping trees off fence lines. For more detail, listeners can find the UF/IFAS EDIS publication “Hurricane Preparedness for Forage Crops in the Southeastern United States” on the Ask IFAS website.