2023 Cattle and Crop BMP Farm Tour – March 9

by | Feb 3, 2023 | Beef Cattle, Best Management Practices (BMPs), Carinata, Conservation, Cover crops, Farm Tour, Fertilization, Field Crops, Grazing Management, Irrigation, Livestock, Peanut

Integrated livestock-row crop system in Jackson County, FL. Image: J Ashmore, FDACS

 

Join us for a Cattle and Crop BMP Farm Tour on March 9th, 2023 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST.

Producers will share experiences implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to enhance production and profit, while also achieving conservation objectives. Tour participants will hear first-hand how BMP cost-share conservation programs have enhanced their operations. These enhancements include financial support for equipment and management practices such as cross-fencing and rotational grazing management, no-till drills, cover crops, irrigation management, fertigation systems, nurse tanks, sod-based rotation, and more. UF/IFAS NFREC faculty will discuss ongoing research on Carinata as a potential cover crop for additional farm income,  and also winter forages used for both cover crops and cool-season grazing in integrated livestock/row crop systems.  State & federal agency staff will discuss technical and financial assistance to implement BMPs and the cost-share programs available for crop and cattle producers.

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Agenda (times in CST)

8:00-8:20 am – Registration – NFREC Beef Unit, 4925 Highway 162, Greenwood FL

8:30 am – Bus leaves the Beef Unit

9:00-9:45 am – Stop 1: Alday Farms, Marianna

10:15-11:00 am – Stop 2: KNR Farms, Malone

11:15-12:00 pm – NFREC-Marianna Agronomy Unit, Greenwood

12:00 pm – Sponsored lunch NFREC Beef Unit, Greenwood

*Participants will travel by bus to the farms and return to Beef Unit for lunch.  All activities will be outdoors, so dress appropriately.

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Please help us get an accurate headcount for the bus and for lunch by registering by March 1st with the Jackson County Extension Office – 850-482-9620.  For more information, please contact Andrea Albertin albertin@ufl.edu, (850)875-7111 or Doug Mayo demayo@ufl.edu, (850) 482-9620).

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