Vaseygrass in your Bermuda hayfield? Start your management now!

by | Jan 17, 2014

When you think of hay in the third week of January, you are probably wondering whether you’ll have enough hay to last until grass greens up in the spring. However, now is the time to develop your plan for controlling Vaseygrass or other grass weeds such as...

2013 Variety Trial Results from UF/IFAS WFREC

by Jennifer Bearden | Jan 10, 2014

Variety selection is critical to achieving high yields, better crop quality, and pest resistance.  Soil and environmental factors vary greatly in our country and even the Southeast region.  This is why universities perform variety trials at numerous locations in the...

2013 NASS Farm Land Rent Survey Summary

by Doug Mayo | Jan 3, 2014

It is the time of year when land owners and farmers negotiate lease agreements for the crop year ahead.  One of the toughest parts of negotiation is having a handle on what is a fair price.  The USDA National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) does an annual survey...

New UF/IFAS Fact Sheets added to EDIS in December

by Doug Mayo | Jan 3, 2014

The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. Each fact sheet...

New University of Florida Peanut Varieties for 2014

by btillman | Dec 20, 2013

Two new peanut varieties, FloRunTM ‘107 and TUFRunnerTM ‘727’, from the University of Florida will be available for planting in 2014.  Both varieties were selected for high oleic oil chemistry, as well as disease resistance for high yield potential. High oleic peanuts...

Crown Rust Outbreak in North Florida Oats

by | Dec 13, 2013

Crown rust (Puccinia coranata) was found in over 3000 acres of oats in Levy, Suwannee and Madison counties in the last week. The most notable characteristic of the fungus is small pustules which contain orange-yellow spores. Rubbing the leaf with your fingers or a...