by Molly Jameson | Sep 18, 2020
Although the pandemic has changed many aspects of our daily lives, we still need to eat. Therefore, more than ever, we must value our local food systems and the diversity of crops and other products our farmers and ranchers continue to grow and produce. To showcase...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Sep 18, 2020
When one thinks of the Florida Panhandle, I’m guessing cotton isn’t the first thing that comes to mind, but maybe it should be! With over 100,000 acres in cultivation annually (2017 USDA Census of Agriculture), a crop worth $52.5 million, cotton dominates cultivated...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 18, 2020
Few things are more frustrating in farming than trying to plant and not getting the right amount of out of the planter. There is a way to calculate how much seed is being planted to calibrate the settings. I know it is not quite time to plant cool-season forages and...
by Nicholas Dufault | Sep 4, 2020
Nicholas Dufault, Ian Small, Santosh Sanjel, Jay Capasso and Kevin Korus, UF/IFAS Peanut Team – As we approach the end of the peanut production season, Florida’s peanut farmers need to be wary of peanut rust. Rust has been identified in fields in Columbia,...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 4, 2020
Dr. Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder, coordinated with county extension agents across North Florida to establish warm-season annual forage legume variety demonstration plots, in the summer of 2020. Special thanks to Kelly Seed and Seedway for donating the seeds for...
by Libbie Johnson | Sep 4, 2020
Corn is still being harvested in the Western Panhandle, due to almost daily rains slowing progress. What looked like it would be an awful year in April and early May, has ended up rather positive. Much of the corn in the western counties experience a long, cool spring...