Improving the Reproductive Efficiency of Beef Cattle Herds
Angela Gonella-Diaza, UF/IFAS Beef Cattle Reproduction Specialist, NFREC Marianna The profitability of the cow-calf operation is directly related to herd reproductive efficiency. The efficient cow is the one that calves every year at about the same time. As is shown...
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June 2019 Weather Summary & July Outlook
Rainfall June was another dry month for much of the farming regions of the Florida Panhandle, but even so was a significant improvement over the previous months. Rainfall amounts varied considerably by location with much higher totals along the gulf coast with over...
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Financial Assistance Available to Private Forest Landowners for Southern Pine Beetle Prevention
Florida Forest Service Press Release, July 8, 2019 Contact: Joe Zwierzchowski (850) 206-2675 Twitter: @FLForestService @FFS_Blackwater The Florida Forest Service announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2019 Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and...
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Cotton Marketing News: Market Signals Seen as Increasingly Unfriendly
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Cotton prices have been under attack. The meltdown started on Monday (July 8) and continued on Tuesday—new crop December 2019 futures lost 3 ½ cents over those 2 days. Prices tried to and did recover on...
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Panhandle Fruit & Vegetable Conference – Registration Open
The UF/IFAS Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Team and the Panhandle Agriculture Extension Team are pleased to announce the return of the Panhandle Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Registration is now open for the 2019 Panhandle Fruit & Vegetable Conference. ...
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USDA Investigating Techniques to Vaccinate Cattle Against Johne’s Disease
Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service Office of Communications A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists is investigating a new “ingredient” for use in vaccinating cattle against Johne’s disease (pronounced Yo Knees), a chronic...
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Friday Feature: Improving Mature Bahiagrass Quality
This week's featured video was produced by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team's own Cheryl Mackowiak, Soil Specialist and Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director. Last summer as a demonstration for the Grazing Management Field Day, Dr. Mackowiak compared...
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Early Season 2019 Peanut Disease Observations
The peanut field conditions have gone from hot and dry in early June to a mix of wet and dry at the end of the month across much of Florida’s peanut production area (Figure 1). The crop was definitely stressed by the drought and heat with Aspergillus crown rot...
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Tropical Soda Apple Survived the Mild Winter in Santa Rosa County
In December 2018, I reported mature/fruiting Tropical Soda Apple (TSA) in Northern Santa Rosa County. For the first time, however, I have documented this invasive species surviving a Santa Rosa County winter. Geographically, the prevalence of this weed has been...
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Florida Panhandle Ag Facts from the 2017 Ag Census
Every five years, farmers from across the U.S. complete detailed questionnaires that provide the best statistical information available about the farming industry in this country. State and county data from the 2017 US Census of Agriculture was released in April...
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