2024 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Worker Wages Summary

2024 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Worker Wages Summary

  Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and workers.  As we prepare for 2025, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about farmland lease agreements....
Ed Borgato is the New UF/IFAS Weed Scientist in West Florida

Ed Borgato is the New UF/IFAS Weed Scientist in West Florida

Dr. Ednaldo (Ed) Borgato joined UF/IFAS as the new Weed Scientist, at the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), near Jay, Florida. Ed earned his bachelor’s degree in Agronomy and master’s degree in Weed Science from the University of Sao...
To Control or Not to Control Winter Weeds?

To Control or Not to Control Winter Weeds?

While it may still be quite warm outside, it’s November.  Summer is gone and with it our opportunity to efficiently manage this year’s crop of summer pasture weeds. That, however, is not the case for winter weeds. Now is the time to begin scouting and...
Minimizing Round Bale Hay Waste

Minimizing Round Bale Hay Waste

  Source:  Proceedings of the 2024 NFREC Beef & Forage Field Day, Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, and David Thomas, NFREC Beef Unit Manager Most ranches in the Southeast have the goal of producing or buying 4-6 round bales of hay or equivalent...