by Les Harrison | May 6, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced revisions to the 1992 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS). This change is intended to improve workers health protections and make them comparable to the standards in other industries. These modifications...
by Doug Mayo | May 6, 2016
This is somewhat of a departure from the normal Friday Funny jokes, but after attending the Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course where they encouraged ranchers to tell their story, I thought I would share these one-liner cow jokes. The following are fun jokes to...
by jferrell | Apr 29, 2016
Michael Durham, Jason Ferrell, and Brent Sellers Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.) is a native perennial species found throughout the eastern half of the U.S. It has a large, fleshy stem with leaves that are long and grass-like. The flowers have three petals...
by Michael Mulvaney | Apr 29, 2016
Michael J. Mulvaney, Nick Dufault, Bob Kemerait Peanut growers take note, there are new import restrictions on propiconazole residues in peanuts going to the European Union (EU). Propiconazole is an active ingredient in the common peanut fungicides Tilt, Tilt/Bravo,...
by Kalyn Waters | Apr 29, 2016
The Florida Heifer Development Program Annually beef cattle producers are faced with the decision of how to replace unproductive females within their herd. For most large commercial ranches, developing their own replacement heifers is a viable option, but for many...
