Don’t Forget to Monitor Mineral Intake Over the Summer
- Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Summer often becomes a busy time of year for ranchers (especially during haying season). Don't forget to check the mineral feeders to be certain that they are supplying the minerals that your...
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Friday Feature: Words of Wisdom from Jerry Morris
This week's video was published by Growing Florida to share some words of wisdom from Jerry Morris, Washington County farmer. At a young age, veteran farmers taught Jerry some important concepts for becoming a successful farmer. In this video, he shares some of the...
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Getting the Most Out of Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Investment
Arun Jani and Mike Mulvaney, West Florida Research and Education Center Climatic conditions in North Florida can pose serious challenges to growers aiming to maximize returns on investments made in nitrogen (N) fertilizer. Most plant available N in local soils is in...
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Water Quality Restoration Plans also Focus on Septic Systems
As the state of Florida moves forward with watershed and springs basin restoration plans, also known as Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs), reducing nitrogen loads to degraded water bodies is a priority in many areas. Excess nitrogen in springs, rivers and coastal...
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Cotton Marketing News: Prices Rally from Recent Low— No Signs Yet of a Major Push Higher
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics New crop December futures have rallied from the recent new low below 65 cents. December futures are currently at 66+ and are likely to track in the 65 to 69 cent range in the near term, unless a major unforeseen...
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Remote Pilot Certification Training – July 18
- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulates drone use. Drones need to be registered (cost is $5/drone) with the FAA and the certificate number marked on the drone. Commercial operators flying drones for business purposes must obtain a Remote Pilot...
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Friday Feature: Uncertain Future of the Timber Industry in Calhoun County
This week's featured video was published by Allie Raffa, Fox News to share the challenges to the timber industry following Hurricane Micheal. She interviewed fifth-generation timber farmer, Will Leonard in Calhoun County. Use the following link to see the video and...
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How Hot and Dry Conditions Affect Herbicide Performance
For the past several weeks, the Florida Panhandle has experienced hot and dry weather conditions. Unfortunately, these environmental conditions coincided with most of the pre-emergence (PRE) and early post-emergence (EPOST) herbicide applications. So, what could...
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Understanding Stocking Rate vs. Stocking Density
We have reached the time of year when most our pastures have settled into adequate production enabling us to graze cattle on a more frequent basis. Recently, while discussing pasture/grazing conditions with producers, I’ve noticed three terms being used...
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Citrus Health Response Program Opens Office for North Florida
Callie Walker, FDACS Chief Bureau of Pest Eradication and Control and Danielle Sprague, UF/IFAS Jefferson County The Citrus Health Response Program, “CHRP,” is pleased to announce the opening of a new office at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center...
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