Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage

De’Anthony Price, Agriculture & Natural Resource Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm-season, annual legume native to India and Pakistan. The crop grows up to nine feet tall and was originally a fiber crop. In...
Friday Feature:  What it Takes to Farm Peanuts

Friday Feature: What it Takes to Farm Peanuts

October is peanut harvest season, but it is also the month of the Peanut Butter Challenge across Florida.  To celebrate the kickoff of the Peanut Butter Challenge, I thought it would be a great time to share this wonderful video published by Georgia Public...
9/22/23 Peanut Maturity Update – The End is Near

9/22/23 Peanut Maturity Update – The End is Near

  We’ve made it to Fall and pleasant surprise, it actually feels fall-like outside (at least by Florida standards). As you would expect, with us moving into Fall we are seeing the peanut growing season really starting to wind down. Unfortunately, the hand...