Friday Feature: Potential of Commercial Hemp Production
Hemp production has suddenly regained momentum as an alternative crop. Hemp has been illegal to grow commercially because it is in the Cannabis sativa or marijuana family of plants. The difference is that industrial hemp contains less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol...
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Hurricane Michael, Rainy-Season & Forages Did Not Mix Well in Northwest Florida this Year
Forage and livestock related issues stemming from our recent bout with Hurricane Michael has impacted our livestock in ways that are still being felt. For starters, a rainy Spring-Summer-Fall did not help with the forage quality of our pastures, hay production or ...
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Changes to the Dicamba Product Registration for the Upcoming Crop Season
Pratap Devkota, UF/IFAS Crop Weed Specialist The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved extension of the registration for dicamba products Engenia, Fexapan, and Xtendimax for use in dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean until December 20, 2020....
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Tropical Soda Apple has Established in Santa Rosa County
The occurrence of Tropical Soda Apple in our state has been highest in South Florida, although the plant now is commonly observed throughout the state. Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum Dunal) is a serious weed problem in many perennial grass pastures and native...
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Alabama – Florida Peanut Trade Show – February 7
The Alabama - Florida Peanut Trade Show will be held Thursday, February 7, 2019, at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds, located on Highway 231 South of Dothan, AL. Sponsored by the Alabama Peanut Producers Association and the Florida Peanut Producers...
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Jackson County Certified Pile Burner Course – February 15
In response to the large amount of storm debris from Hurricane Michael, the Florida Forest Service and the University of Florida Jackson County Extension Service will be offering a Certified Pile Burner Course in Marianna, Florida. Normally this course includes a $50...
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Keeping Your Agritourism Farm Fresh: Workshop – March 14
Holmes, Jackson and Washington County Tourist Development Councils in partnership with the UF/IFAS Extension Washington County will be holding an agritourism workshop entitled “Keeping Your Agritourism Farm Fresh.” The workshop will be held on Thursday, March 14,...
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Using Dicamba-tolerant Crops? New Rules for the 2019 Season Require Mandatory Training – March 20
Mark Mauldin, Washington County Extension, & Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent Attention producers planning to use XtendiMax, Engenia, or FeXapan on the associated dicamba-tolerant crops during the 2019 growing season – there have been major regulatory changes...
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Friday Feature: Gene-Edited Heat Tolerant Angus Calf
This week's featured video was produced by the Wall Street Journal for their Moving Upstream video series to share story of a controversial research project taking place in Brazil to create heat-tolerant Angus through gene editing. Researchers identified the "slick...
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Avoiding Potassium Deficiency in Cotton
Every year, I see more potassium (K) deficiency in cotton. This isn’t surprising, since yields have increased with modern cultivars and yield expectations (Fig. 1). The bolls we’re asking plants to carry is a lot higher than they used to be. Keep in mind that K is...
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