Friday Feature:  The Gluten Free Issue

Friday Feature: The Gluten Free Issue

David Schechter is a news reporter for WFAA News in Dallas Texas who likes to get answers to questions people have on hot topics through video segments he calls Verify.  This week’s featured video was a Verify segment David produced on the Gluten Free craze...

Crop Pest Patrol Hotline

Syngenta has sponsored a Pest Patrol Hotline for row crop producers.  Each week the Pest Patrol Hotline (toll free call) offers timely pest updates from leading university entomologists. Listen to recorded messages that provide reports on current threat levels, local...
Wheat Production Considerations for 2014-2015

Wheat Production Considerations for 2014-2015

Variety Selection Variety selection is one of the most important decisions in small grains production. Growers should choose varieties with a high yield potential and good disease resistance. Seed weights vary from year-to-year among varieties because of the...

How to Estimate Wheat Yield

This time of year, some wheat farmers may be wondering what kind of yields they will end up with. Yield estimates this week from Jackson County looked very promising, with yields estimated at 84 bushels per acre and 70 bushels per acre at 2 different farms. Doing a...

2014 Row Crop Comparison Tools and Budgets

It’s February and time to make some real decisions about what to plant and how many acres to plant.  Many factors go into determining the right fit for any producer, but the bottom line is profitability.  To help producers make informed choices, it’s always good to...

New UF/IFAS Fact Sheets added to EDIS in December

The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. Each fact sheet...