by Doug Mayo | Mar 27, 2020
On Friday, March13, 2020 the University of Florida cancelled or postponed all in-person training activities to slow the spread of the Conronavirus. One of the events this effected was the Twilight Cool-Season Forage Tour that had been scheduled for March 17th, at the...
by external | Mar 27, 2020
Samantha Murray, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and soil is critical to agriculture, an industry designated an essential service in...
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...
