Tools to Aid Freeze & Cold Protection in Florida Citrus

Tools to Aid Freeze & Cold Protection in Florida Citrus

Because of the extended hard freeze event in December of 2022, citrus farmers in the Panhandle will have a greatly reduced citrus harvest this year. It is very hard to prepare in advance for stressful weather like freezing temperatures, but if you equip yourself with...
Friday Feature:  Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

Friday Feature: Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

This week’s featured video shares an innovation for crop irrigation.  Rain 360 is an autonomous (self-driving) irrigation unit that can apply up to 1/2″ of water per week in a 160-acre field, 3/4″ per week in a 100-acre field, or 1″ per week in...
2021 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Farm Worker Wages

2021 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Farm Worker Wages

  In almost every relationship, discussions about money can be very awkward.  As we close out 2020, many farmers and landowners have begun discussion about farmland rental agreements and renewing leases.  It is also a good time of the year to think about worker...
Jackson County Farm Family Reaches Major Milestone

Jackson County Farm Family Reaches Major Milestone

Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, and Justin Bryan, FDACS Office of Ag Water Policy   Williams & Sons Farms in Two Egg, Florida, was founded in the 1950s by Lucious Williams, who is the first of three generations of Jackson County farm families. ...