by Doug Mayo | Jul 15, 2022
Yes, the title sounds sort of hard to believe, but it is a new technology being researched for feasibility. Not that unlike virtual dog fences that use collars and buried wires, this system uses satellites and base stations for wireless communication to collars on...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 1, 2022
This week’s featured videos were produced by Channel 10 Tampa Bay News and Harvest CROO Robotics to demonstrate new technology that will soon be available for strawberry growers to replace hand labor. The Harvest CROO looks like a motorhome with tractor tires...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 24, 2022
Researchers at the University of Florida’s Horticulture Department have been evaluating the possibility of tea production in Florida. This week’s featured video was published by UF/IFAS to share the highlights of the trails that have been conducted south...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 17, 2022
This week’s featured video is a sad one, as we lost a great entertainer of the cattle ranching industry. Baxter Black — the cowboy poet, philosopher, humorist, and large-animal veterinarian died at his home in Benson, Arizona at the age of 77, on June 10,...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 3, 2022
With so much rain recently, farmers and ranchers will be using their sprayers soon for fungicide and herbicide applications. At some point every season, it is recommended to recalibrate your sprayer to ensure that you know how much water per acre the sprayer applies...
by Doug Mayo | May 13, 2022
At the recent UF/IFAS Beef Cattle Short Course in Gainesville, there was a good deal of discussion about cattle traceability in the event of a major disease outbreak. Much of the effort toward developing a traceability system in the cattle industry has focused on the...