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A Walk on the Wild Side: 2025 Cool-Season Forage Recommendations for Wildlife Food Plots in North Florida

Marcelo Wallau, , Ann Blount, Juan Campos Krauer, Marcus Lashley, Esteban Rios, José Dubeux, Md Babar, andCheryl Mackowiak


Release Date: 2/3/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ag139-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

The list of cool-season forage recommendations for wildlife in this publication includes varieties that have been tested and are known to perform well in Florida. Written by M. Wallau, M. E. Mailhos, A. R. Blount, J. M. Campos-Krauer, M. A. Lashley, E. Rios, J. C. B. Dubeux, Md. A. Babar, C. L. Mackowiak and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, revised September 2023.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-28, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2002. Revised October 2021, November 2022, September 2023, August 2024, and December 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Wallau, M., Blount, A. R., Campos Krauer, J. M., Lashley, M. A., Rios, E., Vendramini, J. M. B., Dubeux, J. C. B., Babar, Md. A., Mackowiak, C. L., & Quesenberry, K. H. (2021). A Walk on the Wild Side: 2021 Cool-Season Forage Recommendations for Wildlife Food Plots in North Florida. EDIS, 2021(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag139-2021

Authors

Marcelo Wallau
Marcelo Wallau
Specialist
University of Florida

associate program leader for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, and forage Extension specialist and associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

Maria E. Mailhos
Maria E. Mailhos

forage team, Department of Agronomy

Ann Blount
Ann Blount
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus and courtesy forage breeding & management Extension specialist, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

Juan Campos Krauer
Juan Campos Krauer
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, and research and Extension veterinarian, Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, FL

Marcus Lashley
Marcus Lashley
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Gainesville, FL

Esteban Rios
Esteban Rios
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor of forage breeding and genetics, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

José Dubeux
José Dubeux
Specialist
University of Florida

professor of forage management, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

Md Babar
Md Babar
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, plant breeding and molecular genetics, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

Cheryl Mackowiak
Cheryl Mackowiak
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor and Extension specialist, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

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