Peanut Growers Gain a New Tool  – Brake Herbicide

Peanut Growers Gain a New Tool – Brake Herbicide

  Article by Dr. Eric Protkso, UGA Weed Scientist In the world of herbicide development, much of the emphasis by major U.S. agricultural chemical companies is on the “big acreage” crops such as field corn, soybean and wheat. I can’t blame them though, since there...
ThryvOn Cotton Commercially Available in 2023

ThryvOn Cotton Commercially Available in 2023

Dr. Scott Graham and Dr. Ron Smith, Auburn Entomologists in “February 16, 2023 Cotton Shorts” The new cotton technology expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) protein Cry51Aa2, referred to as “ThryvOn” and developed by Bayer CropScience, will be...
New Online Forest Landowner Academy Now Open for Enrollment

New Online Forest Landowner Academy Now Open for Enrollment

Chris Demers and Dr. Michael Andreu, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences The Forest Landowner Academy is the first of its kind to be offered by the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (SFFGS), through the UF/IFAS...
Is Marbling Score the Best Indicator of Beef Quality?

Is Marbling Score the Best Indicator of Beef Quality?

Raluca Mateescu & Jessica Czipulis, UF/IFAS Animal Science Department The strength shown by the high-quality branded beef market in the last few years confirms that a sizable proportion of consumers are willing to pay for assured quality, i.e., tender, flavorful,...