Herbicide Options for Weed Control in Small Grain Crops
Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center - Small grain crops such as barley, oats, rye, triticale, wheat, etc. are commonly grown during winter months in Florida for grain, cover crops, or winter grazing purposes. Even though...
How Does Senate Bill 712 Affect Agricultural Producers?
- Senate Bill 712, "The Clean Waterways Act," was signed into Florida law on June 30, 2020. The purpose of the bill was to further protect Florida’s water resources, and focuses on minimizing the impact of known sources of nutrient pollution. These sources include...
Back to the Basics: Revisiting Body Condition Scoring
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist When a football team has an “open” date during the season, you will often hear the coach say that they are going to spend the first part of the practice time reviewing the “fundamentals”. ...
Cotton Marketing News: Thoughts on Where We Are
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Pricing opportunities have now moved to basis the March futures. So, you may notice the futures look to be a bit higher. That’s due to the “spread” between December and March. At present, March is about...
Join the Florida Chapter of the American Forage & Grassland Council
- Florida now has an affiliate chapter of the American Forage & Grassland Council (AFGC), This newly formed group is seeking farmers, ranchers, forage industry professionals, and extension specialists, and county agents to develop an official organization...
AGAware Farm Risk Management Webinar – December 9
- Looking for Ways to Manage Farm Operational Risk? As a farmer and owner of your business, managing your risk can be a challenge. However, for long term success, it can be the most important thing you do in guiding your business to the next level. AGAware will be...
Friday Feature: Moocall Calving Alert Sensors
This week's featured video was sent in by Nick Simmons, Escambia County Extension. There is a company based in Ireland called Moocall that is making products that generate text alerts to cattle producers when cows are in heat or about to calve. The sensors recognize...
A Tribute to the Life of County Agent Shep Eubanks
Dr. Pete Vergot, Northwest District Director & Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director On Friday, November 6, 2020, Shepherd "Shep" Eubanks lost his battle with cancer at the age of 58. He spent 32 years working for UF/IFAS Extension in Columbia, Holmes, and...
Making Better Decisions About Replacement Heifers: Introducing the “Know Your Heifer” Extension Program
Mario Binelli, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Angela Gonella-Diaza, PhD. Assistant Professor, North Florida Research and Education Center, and Thiago Martins, PhD. Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Animal Sciences Winter is not far off, so...
Cold Hardy Citrus Update
In response to a need for information relevant to citrus growers in the cold hardy citrus growing region (North Florida, South Georgia, South Alabama), the Cold Hardy Citrus Connection newsletter was created. The Cold Hardy Citrus Connection is a quarterly newsletter...