by Doug Mayo | Sep 9, 2022
Researchers at the University of Florida (UF/IFAS) have successfully grown plants in lunar soil extracted from three NASA missions to the Moon. Rob Feral and Anna Lisa Paul, UF/IFAS Horticulture Department, were the first scientist to show that plants can be grown in...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 26, 2022
This week’s featured video was produced by Farm Progress Daily for use in a recent article in SE Farm Press to highlight a prototype ultralight aircraft that is being debuted at the 2022 Farm Progress Show, in Boone Iowa next week. The Ryse Aero Recon is an...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 19, 2022
This week’s trio of featured videos share highlights from the 2022 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day. The first video was created by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team to introduce each presenter who shared a brief overview of the information they presented on the field...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 12, 2022
This week’s featured video was published by the Associated Press to share highlights from the 2016 Great Florida Cattle Drive, which was the third such ride held to commemorate the history of cattle production in Florida. The Florida Cow Culture Preservation...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 5, 2022
This week’s featured video highlights a relatively new technology being studied for weed control in late season crop weed escapes. The Weed Zapper Annihilator uses a front mounted 3-point hitch bar to pass electricity through weeds above the crop canopy, with a...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 29, 2022
Students in Staffordshire, England figured out a way to beat the heat wave in Europe this summer. They built a swimming pool using big square hay bales, silage wrap plastic, and then lined the square hole with a tarp so it would hold water. It is amazing what farm...