2019 Gadsden Tomato Forum – December 5
The annual Tomato Forum will be held in Gadsden County on Thursday, December 5, 2019. The event will be hosted by the UF/IFAS Gadsden County Extension at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, Florida from 8:45 AMto12:00 PM eastern time. Topics to...
New Cool-Season Forage Cultivars Released by UF/IFAS
Rye Dairymen in the southern Coastal Plain utilize cereal rye as a dairy silage crop. Beef cattlemen also depend on cereal rye for cold tolerant winter forage, and often use it in blends with other winter forages, particularly with ryegrass. The digestibility when...
Using a “Pasture Stick” for Grazing Management Decisions
Here in the Southeastern United States we are fortunate to have adequate conditions to grow quality forages for livestock production. Adequate management can also allow for producers to grow a desired quantity of forages that can be used in various ways, such as...
October 2019 Weather Summary and 2020 Outlook
Rainfall Like the rest of 2019, October was not a typical month. In contrast to the previous months, October was wetter than normal. Historically, October is the driest month of the year, but not in 2019. October rainfall ranged from 3-8" across the Panhandle, as...
Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Slipping but Should Find Support
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Market math can sometimes be confusing. Case in point—December futures have lost 2.37 cents this week. I read a story today lamenting the decline. December closed today at just under 62 cents (61.84). Well,...
Friday Feature: A Trip Through Old Florida in 1933
This week's featured video was produced by Patrick Smith Online to share the story of author Patrick Smith's three-week vacation as a boy with his family in 1933 along the west and east coast of Florida. In the 10 minute video he shares amazing stories of the places...
Dispelling Cattle Mineral Supplementation Myths
Relying on bovine self-control is a good way to spend too much on mineral supplements or have inadequate mineral intake.
Integrated Pest Management: Importance of Managing Cotton Regrowth
The second week of November has finally brought cold temperatures to the Panhandle, something needed to kill regrowth in cotton fields. The past several years we have had increasingly warm winters with few to no hard freezes. As a result, pest populations that would...
$380 Million in USDA Disaster Relief for Panhandle Timber Producers & Irrigated Crop Farmers
Source: FDACS News Release Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced on November 8, 2019 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allocated $380.7 million in federal block grant funding for Florida farmers devastated by Hurricane Michael, including direct...
Friday Feature: 1942 Hemp for Victory
At the recent 850 Hemp Summit in Marianna, organizers encouraged participants to watch a historic short film that highlights the versatility of industrial hemp. This week's featured video is Hemp for Victory, produced by USDA to promote Hemp farming in the US as part...