Update on Grass Endophytes and Mycotoxins Occurrence in Florida Forages
- Ann Blount, Sunny Liao, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Graduate Students: Valerie Mendez, Soil and Water Sciences Department, and Brittany Justesen, Agronomy Department; Livestock and Forages Extension Agent for UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County...
Don’t Forget to Test Your Soil!
Spring has sprung, but it’s not too late for a reminder that soil testing is important. Whatever you grow, from row crops to pasture, proper fertilization is essential for healthy plants. Furthermore, making proper soil amendments, as determined by a soil test, can...
April 12 Watermelon Crop Update
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Weekly Watermelon Crop Update – summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith Wynn, Danielle...
Preemergence Herbicde Treatments Behind the Cotton Planter
- Dr. Steve Li, Auburn Weed Scientist - Cotton planting will be in full swing in just another week or two. One thing that I cannot emphasize enough is to START CLEAN (free of weeds), particularly in no-till fields. A single-pass burndown treatment is often not enough....
Alabama Cotton Seeding Rate Trial Summary
Dr. Steve Brown, Auburn Cotton Agronomist - The high cost of seed (and technology) compel a hard look at reduced seeding rates. The broad compensatory nature of cotton – the ability to make comparable yields across a range of plant populations – affords that...
Cotton Marketing News: Return to Optimism Still On Wobbly Legs
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics From the peak near 88 cents in late February, to the decline to near 76 cents in late March, cotton prices (new crop December futures) are trying to mount a comeback. Since the latest low, we’ve had 9 up days...
Weather Delayed Cover Crop Field Day Rescheduled – April 22
Due to rain and wet fields, the Cover Crop and Soil Moisture Field day at the Walker's Farm will now be on April 22nd at 9 AM CST. For anyone passing by their farm on the corner of Highway 99 and Melvin Road in McDavid FL (just one mile south of Oak Grove Baptist...
Don’t Forget About Wildlife Habitat Projects this Spring
Spring can be a busy time of year for those interested in improving wildlife habitat on the property they own/manage. Spring is the time to begin efforts that pay-off later in the year - particularly in the fall when hunting season rolls back around. If you are a...
Friday Feature: 1956 Kansas Wheat Farmer
This week's featured video was a historic Encyclopedia Britannica short film stored on the Charlie Dean Archives YouTube channel. The 13-minute film shares a year in the life of a Kansas farm family in 1956. They faced a number of challenges each year, but 1956 was...
Four Early-Season Lessons from 2020 Peanut Production
Michael J. Mulvaney, UF/IFAS Cropping Systems Specialist, CCA - Check the germ rate of your seed I was shocked last year to see so many skippy stands, because we didn’t check the germ rate. Many peanut fields had 2 plants/ft! At that rate, you’ve taken your yield hit...