by Michael Goodchild | Oct 23, 2015
It is common place now to see maturing broomsedge in our pasture and hayfields. Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) is not really a sedge at all, but a native grass. It seems to shoot up overnight after being inconspicuous for most of the growing season. This...
by Jennifer Bearden | Sep 18, 2015
The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, has been very active this summer in Northwest Florida. Typically, we are talking about grain sorghum when we warn about this pest. However, the pest was found to be significantly damaging forage sorghum in Okaloosa County....
by Ann Blount | Aug 14, 2015
Ann Blount, Patricio Munoz, Jose Dubeux, Joao Vendramini, Ali Babar, Kevin Kenworthy, and Ken Quesenberry (North Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Agronomy, and the Range Cattle Research and Education Center) The 2015 cool-season forage line-up is...
by John Doyle Atkins | May 8, 2015
Dogfennel is one of the most commonly occurring pasture weeds in Florida. University of Florida Weed Specialists, Brent. Sellers and Jay. Ferrel developed a publication specifically to address this troublesome pasture weed. Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) is an...
by Ann Blount | May 8, 2015
Ann Blount, Forage Breeder, NFREC-Marianna After a very cold and wet winter across much of the south, many of us are still reeling from low hay inventories and delayed winter forage growth. With the last few days of night temperatures above 50 0F, many of our winter...
