Sunn Hemp for Forage or Wildlife Food Plots

Sunn Hemp for Forage or Wildlife Food Plots

by | Apr 20, 2018

Sunn hemp is a fast growing, warm season, annual legume.  It grows 6-7 feet tall.  Sunn hemp can tolerate a wide range of soil pH (5.0-8.4).  It is native to India and Pakistan.  The University of Hawaii and USDA NRCS, together, released the variety called “Tropic...
Marketing Weaned calves through the Alabama SAFE Sale

Marketing Weaned calves through the Alabama SAFE Sale

by | Apr 20, 2018

Cow-calf ranchers have an opportunity to add value to the weaned calves they sell, through a cooperative board sale.  For the past 24 years cattle producers in Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and Northwest Florida have joined together to form marketing groups...
Friday Feature: PTO Quick Connector

Friday Feature: PTO Quick Connector

by | Apr 20, 2018

This week’s video was produced by Tractor PTO Link to demonstrate a unique innovation, a simple and effective quick connector for Tractors and Power Take Off (PTO) implements.  Anyone who has ever struggled to connect the greasy, dirty PTO Shaft of a sprayer,...
Developing a “Stress Breathalyzer” for Peanuts

Developing a “Stress Breathalyzer” for Peanuts

by | Apr 13, 2018

Yu-Chien Tseng, Brendan Zurweller and Diane Rowland, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Growers typically use indirect methods to sense crop stress, such as soil moisture sensors to predict crop drought stress or models to predict disease risk. Directly monitoring the stress...
Weed of the Week: Lantana

Weed of the Week: Lantana

by | Apr 13, 2018

  First introduced into the southern states as a perennial ornamental, Lantana is easily identified during the growing season by its vibrant multi-colored flowers. Currently, Lantana is listed as one of the top 10 more troublesome weeds in Florida, with...