by Carolina Baruzzi | Feb 27, 2026
Across Florida, white-tailed deer are causing extensive damage to agricultural crops. Deer herbivory (feeding damage) can reduce yields, add management costs, and influence planting decisions resulting in financial and operational impacts that can be difficult...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 21, 2025
Brett Bultemeier, Lauren Diepenbrock, and Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests. The status and availability of Chlorpyrifos has had numerous, and at times,...
by Marcelo Wallau | Jan 17, 2025
The 2024 Southeastern Hay Contest, held in partnership with Massey Ferguson and the Sunbelt Ag Expo, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a record 496 entries representing nine states! Florida participated with 55 entries from five counties: Levy (2), Suwannee (6),...
by external | Jun 11, 2021
– Source: Sunbelt Ag Expo This year, we are excited to welcome back the Southeastern Hay Contest to the Sunbelt Ag Expo. A tradition since 2004, The Southeastern Hay Contest has been keeping hay growers striving for the best for over a decade. Those interested...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 26, 2020
The Peterson Farm Brothers recently published another of their famous zany farm videos. Their latest video, called “The Net Wrap,” is a rap song dedicated to bailing alfalfa hay on their Kansas Farm. The Peterson Brothers are fifth generation Kansas farm...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 1, 2019
– On Tuesday, October 15 the category and overall winner of the 2019 Southeast Hay Contest were recognized at the Sunblelt Ag Expo, in Moultrie, Georgia. There were 380 forage samples entered in the 2019 Hay Contest from farmers in seven states . Georgia...
