by Abbey Smith | May 30, 2014
When large round hay bales came along, those of us who had cut our agricultural teeth on stacking small square bales thought we’d never need to put hay bales in a stifling hot barn again. Unfortunately, financial reality intervened. As Mark Mauldin’s...
by Russ Mizell | May 22, 2014
Atherigona reversura is the scientific name of the bermudagrass stem maggot, a new invasive fly from south Asia which damages bermudagrass pasture and hay fields. This pest was first discovered in 2009 in California and in 2010 in Georgia, and since these initial...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 11, 2014
The Panhandle Agriculture Extension Team and the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) teamed up to host a training for the UF/IFAS Faculty who work with forages and livestock in Marianna, on April 7th and 8th . Jose Dubeux, NFREC Forage Management...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 21, 2014
Spring is here, and the number of calls that come in to the local Extension Office increases dramatically with the warmer weather. One question that often comes this time of year is “What grass I should plant for a pasture?” Whether this a new field, or a field that...
by Ann Blount | Mar 7, 2014
Summer Annual Forages: Millet, Forage Sorghum, Sudangrass, Sorghum-Sudan and Crabgrass This has been a tough winter season for forage production. Many producers are struggling with little hay left in the barn and slow winter growth of our forages. Ranchers in the...