 
							
					
															
					
					 by Mark Mauldin | May 20, 2022
  Just in case you had not noticed, fertilizer prices are ridiculously high. The dramatic year over year increase in the cost of nutrients is impacting all segments of the agricultural industry – hay production is no different. The consensus among the folks I’ve...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Ann Blount | Mar 18, 2022
  Kelly Thomas, Ann Blount, Gary Knox, and Cheryl Mackowiak,  UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy This is the time of year when we begin to see perennial peanut peeking out from under the soil and showing small leaves that signal the...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Daniel J. Leonard | Mar 4, 2022
It’s no secret that input costs have snowballed in 2022, due to reasons ranging from pandemic related supply chain issues to geopolitical threats.  Regardless of the reason, it appears that input inflation is here to stay and will be a threat to ranch budgets for the...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by wickens carissa | Mar 4, 2022
Carissa Wickens, UF Department of Animal Sciences, and Carol Vasco, Post-doctoral Fellow, Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences   Forages in the Horse’s Diet Forage is an essential component in the diet of horses. Hay or pasture should comprise at least...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by external | Mar 4, 2022
Source:  USDA News Release – February 1, 2022   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new USDA Market News Mobile Application, providing producers and everyone else in the supply chain with instant access to current and historical market...