by Doug Mayo | Mar 27, 2020
On Friday, March13, 2020 the University of Florida cancelled or postponed all in-person training activities to slow the spread of the Conronavirus. One of the events this effected was the Twilight Cool-Season Forage Tour that had been scheduled for March 17th, at the...
by external | Mar 27, 2020
Samantha Murray, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and soil is critical to agriculture, an industry designated an essential service in...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 27, 2020
This week’s featured videos were produced by a Jackson County Farmer, Jim McArthur, of McArthur Farms, near Malone, Florida. Jim has created a YouTube channel called “Funny Farm” to showcase the daily activities of their farm. He is striving to...
by Zane Grabau | Mar 20, 2020
As much of the world adjusts to changes in our daily life due to measures to combat COVID-19, farmers continue to do what they do – work to produce food. In the Southeast, field corn planting is underway. Nematodes can be a major yield drag in field corn....
by Mark Mauldin | Mar 20, 2020
People contact their local Extension Office on a regular basis searching for business that offer the types of unique services that farm and landowners need. Whether it is a source to purchase hay or people who can custom bale hay, build fences, mow fields, or provide...
by external | Mar 13, 2020
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture Hemp Program – Proposed Hemp Cultivation Rule — Notice of Change On March 6, 2020, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) published a Notice of Change for Rule 5B-57.014, F.A.C. — State Hemp...
