“Plug and Play” Peanut Varieties?
- Dr. Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna In this technological age, we've all grown accustomed to the ability to simply plug in a new device and see it work. Mostly gone are the old days, when we had to...
Farming System Alternatives – Focusing on the Natural
There are many farming systems utilized world-wide, with conventional agriculture being the most prevalent. However, alternative systems, like organic and all-natural farming, are becoming more popular than ever before. - Organic Farming With any farming system, there...
Cattle Rancher Educational Program Returns Virtually for 2021
Kirsten Romaguera, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Cattle producers from Florida and beyond are invited to attend the annual Northwest Florida Beef Cattle Conference. Although the free conference is hosted by the UF/IFAS Extension agriculture team...
Annual UF/IFAS Beef Unit Heifer Sale – February 8
- The University of Florida will be offering 57 head of crossbred yearling heifers for sale to the public from the Beef Units located near Gainesville, on Monday, February 8, 2021. These animals will be sold in 12 lots, with each lot consisting of 3 to 6 head of...
Friday Feature: Soil Health – Theory of Change
This week's featured video was published by the Soil Health Institute to share the huge need to focus on improving the health and productivity of agricultural soils. With an ever growing world population, and shrinking acreage of productive farmland, the only way to...
Poisonous Plants Suspected Cause of Cattle Deaths in the Panhandle
Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist, João Bittar, UF/CVM Extension Beef Veterinarian, Adam Stern-UF/CVM Veterinary Forensic Pathologist, and Evie Blount, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County 4-H Agent - Livestock producers beware! Especially during the winter...
Progress of Carinata Research in the Panhandle
- Ramdeo Seepaul, Ian Small, Sheeja George, David Wright, North Florida Research and Education Center, and Michael Mulvaney, West Florida Research and Education Center Carinata is grown primarily as a sustainable source of non-edible oils, which can be refined into...
Making Wheat and Peanuts Less Allergenic
Source: Adityarup "Rup" Chakravorty, Crop Science Society of America - Science News The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of “big eight” foods that causes 90% of food allergies. Among these foods are wheat and peanuts. Sachin Rustgi, a...
Friday Feature: All Electric Utility Tractors
This week's featured video shares the story of the development of the Solectrac all-electric utility tractor by Steve Heckeroth, Founder and CEO. The company is still in the early production and development stage of tractors. The Solectrac 40-horse utility tractor...
Don’t Forget About the Bulls – Pre-Breeding Management
- The relatively mild winter climate in the Deep South offers cattlemen a fairly wide range of options in relation to the timing of successful breeding/calving seasons. The variation in systems makes the timing of this article a bit tricky, but there are a lot of...