Deer Harvest Reporting Required this Season
Deer hunting season here in Northwest Florida officially got started this past Saturday (10/26) with the opening of archery and crossbow season; muzzleloading and general gun season will both open later this month. If you are fortunate enough to find success...
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Four Panhandle Farmers and a County Agent Recognized by the 2019 Southeast Hay Contest
- On Tuesday, October 15 the category and overall winner of the 2019 Southeast Hay Contest were recognized at the Sunblelt Ag Expo, in Moultrie, Georgia. There were 380 forage samples entered in the 2019 Hay Contest from farmers in seven states . Georgia farmers...
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The Great Florida Cattle Drive of 2021 will Celebrate 500 Years of Florida Ranching
- Celebrating 500 Years of Cattle & Horses in Florida The Florida Cow Culture Preservation Committee invites Florida cattle producers to once again be a partner in a historic event. Participants will drive 1000 head of Cracker type cattle through historic central...
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USDA Establishes Domestic Hemp Production Program
Source: USDA Press Release 10-29-19 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced, on October 29, the establishment of the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. This program, as required by the 2018 Farm Bill, creates a consistent regulatory framework around...
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Alabama Row Crops Short Course – December 10
The 2019 Alabama Row Crops Shortcourse will take place on December 10th at the Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center. This FREE course is an excellent opportunity for producers to expand their knowledge with researchers on the cutting edge of...
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Friday Feature: Scouting Crop Fields with Drones
This week's featured video was produced by Matthew Sligar, who has created a YouTube channel called Rice Farming TV. Matthew enjoys sharing interesting things he does on his California rice farming operation. This video shows how he uses a new type of drone to...
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Ready to Reforest? Consider Chemical Site Prep
With the first timber planting season post Hurricane Michael beginning in just a few months, Northwest Florida timber farmers should begin the process of aggressively prepping sites for reforestation. While the majority of site prep work that has been focused on...
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Preparing for Cool-season Cover Crops
Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS (Soil fertility/water quality) & Ann Blount, UF/IFAS (Forage breeding/genetics) Now is the time to purchase your cool-season cover crop seed! Cover crops are used to protect bare soil over the winter months and for grazing in planted fields...
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Tight Margins Call for Proactive Cattle Feeding Management
First things first, I’m not writing this to scold anybody… I’m just concerned. I wrote an article for the Small Producer’s Corner section of the September issue of The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal (it’s a great publication,join FCA today, a subscription is...
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Friday Feature: Satsuma Mandarin Harvest
This week’s featured video was produced by Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Commercial Horticulture Agent in Santa Rosa County, to highlight the satsuma mandarin harvest in North Florida. The video showcases the skill and care needed to harvest satsumas without injuring their...
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