Fall Cover Crop Mixes – A Working Piece of Art

Fall Cover Crop Mixes – A Working Piece of Art

Throughout the Southeast, anyone driving in the countryside will come across beautiful green fields planted with cover crops in cash crop fields or in pastures used for livestock grazing.  Often, a single species is planted, but some growers uses mixes in their...
2019 Cool-Season Forage Variety Recommendations for Florida

2019 Cool-Season Forage Variety Recommendations for Florida

A. Blount, M. Wallau, E. Rios, J. M. B. Vendramini, J. C. B. Dubeux, Md. A. Babar, K. E. Kenworthy, and K. H. Quesenberry, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Perennial warm-season pasture grasses used in Florida become dormant in late fall and winter because of short days,...
Sunn Hemp: A Fast Growing Annual Forage Legume

Sunn Hemp: A Fast Growing Annual Forage Legume

Jose Dubeux, João Vendramini, L. Garcia, D. Jaramillo, E. Santos, F. van Cleef, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department – Introduction Warm-season perennial grasses are the most used forages in Florida; however, nitrogen (N) fertilization is needed to maintain their...