by Kacey Aukema | May 3, 2024
The UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District hosted a well-attended Silvopasture workshop and farm tour, in Chipley on Friday April 26th. What exactly is silvopasture you may wonder? Ian Stone, the multi-county Forestry agent based in Walton County, did a great job...
by Kacey Aukema | Nov 3, 2023
Among agricultural businesses, its fairly typical to have two or three generations of family members involved in the same operation. In the ag community being a multi-generational operation is often considered a badge of honor. Folks take pride in saying that...
by Kacey Aukema | May 19, 2023
Perennial warm-season pasture grasses make up the base for cattle production throughout the Southeast. Through their productivity, these forages support a wide swathe of agricultural industry. We can observe their production in the number of rolls of hay coming off a...
by Kacey Aukema | Nov 4, 2022
It is no surprise to folks in cattle industry in the Southeast that more often than not feeder cattle and calves in the Deep South are sold at a relatively discounted price compared to market prices in states more central to cattle feeding regions in Midwestern and...
by Kacey Aukema | Jun 3, 2022
I recently met with a home gardener who brought in tomato plants showing strange symptoms on the leaves. Together we puzzled over the odd leaf-curling symptoms that were affecting their tomato beds, but not other areas of the garden. Upon further investigation it was...
