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 | May 5, 2023
Walton County Extension will host a Goat and Sheep Management Workshop on Thursday, June 8th. The event will begin at 2:00PM, at the Walton County Extension Office, 732 N 9th St., DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Those interested in raising sheep and/or goats as well as...
by Kacey Aukema | Feb 17, 2023
The Walton County Extension Office will host a pesticide applicator safety and license exam prep training on Tuesday March 7, 2023 at 8:00 AM, at the Walton County Extension Office (732 N 9th St., DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433). In the morning session, the CORE training...
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...
