by Mark Mauldin | Mar 20, 2020
People contact their local Extension Office on a regular basis searching for business that offer the types of unique services that farm and landowners need. Whether it is a source to purchase hay or people who can custom bale hay, build fences, mow fields, or provide...
by Jennifer Bearden | Mar 6, 2020
I always start my answer (like any good soil scientist) with, “It depends!” If your soil pH is low, I would recommend a liming material. If your soil pH is close to the target pH, I would recommend other calcium sources. Not all calcium sources are equal in their...
by Libbie Johnson | Feb 28, 2020
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...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2020
– I have received a number of calls recently with questions about pasture planting. There are a number of reasons to plant or re-plant pastures, whether you are converting crop or timber land to pasture, renovating a field that had been overtaken by weeds, or...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2020
– The 35th annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference was a great success, thanks to everyone who participated. There were 181 people registered, but 202 steaks were served for lunch. There were 25 companies and organizations represented in the Trade Show. ...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 14, 2020
This week’s featured video, was produced by Greg Judy, the self-proclaimed, “Regenerative Rancher” from Green Pastures Farm in Missouri, to show how and why he uses an ATV round bale hay unroller for his cattle operation. The ATV nearly eliminates...
