Grow Your Own Nitrogen Fertilizer Using Forage Legumes

Grow Your Own Nitrogen Fertilizer Using Forage Legumes

Jose Dubeux, L. Queiroz, J. Pereira Neto, D. Loures, Liza Garcia, and M. Ruiz-Moreno, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna Nitrogen (N) oftentimes is the most limiting nutrient for plant growth. Applying nitrogen fertilizer is a common...
Keeping Pasture Weeds Under Control

Keeping Pasture Weeds Under Control

  A theme I have seen this past year is pasture weeds becoming a major nuisance for landowners and cattlemen. Weeds don’t just reach a threshold overnight, there is a time we can make an impact without breaking the farm budget. However, many times pasture weeds have...
What is Soil Health and How is it Measured?

What is Soil Health and How is it Measured?

Soil health broadly refers to the quality of a soil in terms of chemical, physical, and biological characteristics. It includes conventional soil fertility considerations and adds to it a more holistic view of the soil by considering more dimensions of a soil...