by Ethan Carter | Feb 16, 2024
NEW DATE – March 29 – Due to the High chance of rain on March 22nd, this event was rescheduled for March 29, 2024 On March 22nd, 2024, the Wiregrass Research Education Center (WREC) in Headland, Alabama will host its annual Cover Crop Field Day (167 E AL...
by deanthonyprice | Oct 13, 2023
De’Anthony Price, Agriculture & Natural Resource Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm-season, annual legume native to India and Pakistan. The crop grows up to nine feet tall and was originally a fiber crop. In...
by external | Oct 6, 2023
Source: Southern Ag Today – Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Kelvin Bobbie, Seth McAllister, Amanda Smith, and Yangxuan Liu, UGA Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics Interest among producers in adopting cover crops to enhance soil fertility, mitigate...
by Ethan Carter | Sep 15, 2023
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Crop IPM Agent; Audrey Gamble, AU Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences; Ann Blount, Southern Seed Certification As corn harvest wraps up and the peanut/cotton harvest begins, now is the time to plan for and coordinate a field’s...
by Andrea Albertin | Jun 16, 2023
Andrea Albertin, UF/IFAS Water Regional Extension Agent, and Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Jackson County Craig Bishop, Jackson County, is a row crop farmer who grows, peanuts, corn, cotton, and soybeans. Steve “Beaver” Yoder, Calhoun County, is a cattle rancher who...
by Hardeep Singh | Jun 2, 2023
Florida Best Management Practice (BMP) programs have increased use of cover crop technologies in the Florida Panhandle. Winter cover crops are crops planted in late summer or early fall to provide winter soil protection and ground cover or green manuring for...
