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Effective grazing management is a dynamic dance between maximizing animal performance and maintaining healthy pastures, preventing erosion and maintaining water quality. Join us on Tuesday, July 15 for the next session of the Jefferson Grazing Series. We’ll learn what Best Management Practices (BMP’s) are and how working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer …
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The ornamental and turfgrass industries have been using granular slow-release fertilizers for decades. The price has been prohibitive for large-scale agricultural use. In recent years, however, the price has become more affordable, making farmers take another look.
Granular, slow-release fertilizers have a percentage of nutrients in forms that are not immediately available to the plant. …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/06/27/slow-release-fertilizers-gaining-momentum-in-agriculture/
Everywhere you look, plants are responding enthusiastically to Florida’s abundant rains, sunshine, and fertile soils; and this includes aquatic plants as well! Florida’s has hundreds of types of aquatic plants and they are often an overlooked feature of Florida’s landscape. Overlooked that is, until their lush growth interferes with our use of the water. This …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/06/06/managing-aquatic-plants-in-farm-ponds/
The PeanutFARM website (http://agronomy.ifas.ufl.edu/peanutfarm) is a tool developed by the University of Florida Agronomy Department, to assist peanut farmers, consultants, and extension agents. The program provides irrigation scheduling recommendations and monitoring of peanut maturity, on an individual field basis. PeanutFARM has 3 essential functions: 1) Irrigation …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/05/22/peanutfarm-website-aids-irrigation-and-harvest-decisions/
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Announces Longleaf Pine Incentives for Landowners
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Florida Forest Service (FFS) is currently accepting applications through June 27, 2014 for its Longleaf Pine Landowner Incentive Program which offers Florida’s non-industrial private landowners incentive payments for longleaf pine restoration.
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Privately owned ponds and lakes are common across the Panhandle. Ponds are normally a source of great enjoyment, but sometimes can cause frustration for their owners when aquatic weeds interfere with fishing. When unwanted or excess weeds build up in a pond, owners are often at a loss for how to manage the situation. Fortunately, …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/05/16/pond-weed-workshop-june-12th/
It wasn’t raining on April 1st, when the inaugural Florida Soil Health and Cover Crop tour was held. Participants heard descriptions of the value of a winter cover crop , such as cereal rye, in the production of a warm season cash crop. “Discover the Cover” was hosted by Jefferson County UF/IFAS Extension, the Jefferson …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/05/02/rye-cover-crop-holds-saturated-ground/
Summer is rapidly approaching and irrigation demands by vegetable crops will be greatly increasing. Many areas of the Panhandle are blessed with well-drained soils, which are great during wet periods, but can be challenging to manage the water and nutrients provided to crops. Lighter or sandier soils have lower water holding capacity than soils with …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/04/25/keep-water-and-nutrients-in-the-root-zone/
Jose Dubeux – UF/IFAS NFREC Forage Management Specialist
Introduction-How much of the nutrients cattle consume are recycled back to the pasture?
Livestock consume nutrients contained in forages and feeds and return most of them to the pasture in their waste in the form of manure and urine. On average, 80 to 90% of plant macronutrients …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/04/11/grazing-management-can-improve-pasture-fertility/
There will be a workshop on Longleaf Pine Forest Restoration and Management held in Washington County on May 14, 2014. This will be an excellent opportunity for Panhandle landowners to learn more about the possibilities of growing Longleaf Pine on their property. Longleaf pine has many favorable characteristics for landowners with long-term, multiple-use land management …
Permanent link to this article: http://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2014/04/04/longleaf-pine-restoration-management-workshop/
