by Doug Mayo | Jun 9, 2017
May rainfall brought welcomed drought relief to much of the Florida Panhandle. The National Weather Service estimates for May rainfall across the Florida Panhandle ranged from 3-10″, with most of the region in the 4-8″ range. Only the coastal portion of...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 9, 2017
Growing America has started a nice feature for their weekly newsletter readers of sharing farm stories though videos. This week’s featured video highlights the story of Scott Tennant, Colquitt, GA, who is an agricultural pilot, more commonly known as a crop...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Jun 2, 2017
Cheryl Mackowiak, Soils Specialist It is June and we are fast approaching the longest day of the year (June 21st). You may wonder what day length has to do with timing your fertilizer applications. In general, perennial pasture grasses are photoperiod sensitive. In...
by John Doyle Atkins | Jun 2, 2017
You have worked hard raising quality beef and demand for locally grown food is increasing. Perhaps you have considered selling meat from your livestock operation, but have found the regulations to be somewhat daunting. This article highlights two UF/IFAS...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 2, 2017
According to the latest USDA Crop Progress report, the US cotton crop was 63 percent planted as of May 28th—essentially at the average for that date. In the Southeast, planting progress is at a normal level with exception of North Carolina and Virginia being behind...
