2024 Wiregrass Cover Crop Field Day – March 22

2024 Wiregrass Cover Crop Field Day – March 22

On March 22nd, 2024, the Wiregrass Research Education Center (WREC) in Headland, Alabama will host its annual Cover Crop Field Day (167 E AL HWY 134, Headland, AL 36345). This program begins at 8:30 AM CST and will cover a range of topics including cover crop species...
Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

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...
Fall Cover Crop Options and Planting Rates

Fall Cover Crop Options and Planting Rates

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...