Managing Peanut Vine Growth with Plant Growth Regulators
Peanut production in Florida continues to evolve as growers seek new ways to maximize yield, improve quality, and manage plant health under diverse environmental conditions. One tool gaining attention is the use of plant growth regulators (PGRs), products that can...
Farming Your Hobby into a Business
People in Florida often turn their backyards into farms for a variety of cultural and practical reasons. While these endeavors often start as hobbies, they can be turned into a profitable business. Turning your love for farming into a profitable business starts with a...
April 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update
Heifers on Feed: Not as Many, but Still Too Many Every month, USDA-NASS releases the Cattle on Feed Report indicating how many cattle are on feed, how many have been placed, and how many have been marketed. The April report showed that cattle and calves on feed in...
April 2025 Peanut Market Update
Kevin Athearn, UF/IFAS Regional Specialized Agribusiness Agent, North Florida Research and Education Center - Suwannee Valley Prices for stored peanuts remain relatively strong, but projected increases in peanut acreage this year dampen the outlook for the 2025...
Cattle Market Volatility and Fundamental Conditions
David Anderson, Texas A&M Livestock and Food Product Marketing Specialist, Southern Ag Today - April 29, 2025 The cattle market has experienced a lot of volatility in recent weeks, especially in the futures market, due to tariff announcements and recession...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Continue Weak—When Can We See Improvement?
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist In USDA’s March 31 Prospective Plantings report, farmers said they intended to plant 9.87 million acres of cotton this year—down 12% from last year. Some industry observers expected as much as a 15% decline. I wonder now...
Friday Feature: Smutgrass Management in Pastures
This week's featured video was published by the UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center, in Ona, Florida. In the video, Dr. Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS Pasture Weed Specialist, discusses his years of work on Smutgrass management. This video is a recording of...
Early Season Thrips Management in Cotton and Peanut 2025
We are now a few weeks into our planting the season for cotton and peanut, with some planting as early as the first week of April. As the planting season continues, I wanted to bring a few things to your attention relating to early-season insect pests. Our first pest...
Tick Prevention – An Important Safety Measure When Working Outdoors
As the weather warms up, the winter respite from ticks and the concerns they can bring comes to a close. Ticks can be particularly troublesome and prevalent in early spring, and it is not just our pets and livestock we should be concerned about. Tick bite prevention...
Cow Talks: Special Guests Discuss the Impact of H5N1 Avian Influenza on Agriculture
Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist, Ashley Kanobroski (UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, Forage Team), Olivia Maule (CALS Faculty Instructional Resources and Support Team), Benjamin Anderson, Assistant Professor in the UF Department of Environmental and...