Cattletalk

Cattletalk is designed to provide a forum for the discussion of topics related to Florida cattle production. Cattle producers, industry representatives and University personnel are encouraged to subscribe to this discussion group.

The discussion group is established as a mailing list, and is accessed through your electronic mail system. Any individual who is subscribed to the list can pose a question or comment. The question or comment will be distributed to all members of the list. Any member can respond to the question or comment, and this response will also be distributed to all members of the list.

To Subscribe to the List

There is no cost to participate in this discussion group.

If you want to receive the messages sent to this forum, or to actively participate in the discussions, you will need to subscribe to the "CattleTalk-L" mailing list. You can subscribe to this list by sending an e-mail to:

Note: the word "CattleTalk-L" after the word subscribe is one word (do not place a space between cattle and talk).

If you are using your web browser mail system (for example Netscape Mail), you can also subscribe to the discussion group by clicking on Cattle Talk, and the Mail window will pop up. In the subject box enter subscribe, and in the body of the message enter "SUBSCRIBE CATTLETALK-L First Lastname", as indicated above.

You will receive an e-mail message verifying that you have been added to the "CattleTalk-L" mailing list.

To Post a Question or Comment

After successfully subscribing, all messages to the "CattleTalk-L" mailing list should be sent using your usual e-mail program to:

If you are using your web browser mail system (for example Netscape Mail), you can also post a question or comment by clicking on Cattle Talk, and the "Mail window" will pop up.

To Reply to a Question or Comment

Replies to questions or comments can be made in one of two ways:

  1. The preferred method, if you are using a browser mail system (such as Netscape Mail), is to have the message that you want to reply to active in the mail program. Then left click on the "Reply All button" (Re:Mail button located along the top of the mail window). In this way, both the question and your response will be sent to all members of the list.
  2. The less preferred method, if you are not using a browser mail program, or a mail program that does not support the "Reply" function is to send a normal e-mail message to cattletalk-l@lists.ifas.ufl.edu. If you use this method, please indicate the message that you are responding to.

To Unsubscribe from the List

When you no longer want to participate in the discussions, you will need to unsubscribe from the "CattleTalk-L" mailing list. You can unsubscribe from this list by sending an e-mail to:

Note: the word "CattleTalk-L" after the word subscribe is one word (do not place a space between cattle and talk)

Note: the unsubscribe message is sent to "listserv" not "CattleTalk-L".

You will receive an e-mail message verifying that you have been removed from the "CattleTalk-L" mailing list.

Other Mailing Lists of Interest to Florida Cattle Producers


GRAZE-L: Grazing Discussion List

Topics:

  • Intensive rotational grazing and seasonal dairying.
  • Discuss MIRG and seasonal dairying issues.
  • Connect farmers in New Zealand and the US.

You can subscribe to this list by sending an e-mail to:

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