by Mark Mauldin | Nov 18, 2022
There’s a perfect storm of sorts developing , so cattle producers throughout the Panhandle need to be prepared to weather it. Thankfully, the storm taking shape is not a tropical system spinning up in the Gulf, this storm relates to the mounting challenges...
by Kacey Aukema | Jun 3, 2022
I recently met with a home gardener who brought in tomato plants showing strange symptoms on the leaves. Together we puzzled over the odd leaf-curling symptoms that were affecting their tomato beds, but not other areas of the garden. Upon further investigation it was...
by Mark Mauldin | May 20, 2022
Just in case you had not noticed, fertilizer prices are ridiculously high. The dramatic year over year increase in the cost of nutrients is impacting all segments of the agricultural industry – hay production is no different. The consensus among the folks I’ve...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Mar 4, 2022
It’s no secret that input costs have snowballed in 2022, due to reasons ranging from pandemic related supply chain issues to geopolitical threats. Regardless of the reason, it appears that input inflation is here to stay and will be a threat to ranch budgets for the...
by Robbie Jones | Nov 19, 2021
Robbie Jones, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County, and Marcello Wallau, UF/IFAS Extension Forage Specialist Late fall is the time of year when farmers and ranchers begin to rely on hay as the main source of forage, either for the duration of winter, or at least as...
