Managing Grazing Land to Enhance Bee Habitat

Managing Grazing Land to Enhance Bee Habitat

by | Oct 6, 2017

Jose Dubeux and Liza Garcia, University of Florida – North Florida Research and Education Center Improved forages are not only good for livestock, but they can also help feed bees! Managing grasslands to enhance bee habitat requires similar management practices to...
Friday Feature: Southeast Hay Contest Video

Friday Feature: Southeast Hay Contest Video

by | Sep 8, 2017

The Southeast Hay Contest was started 14 years ago to showcase the excellent quality hay that is produced in the South.  If you take pride in producing high quality hay, this is an opportunity to see how the best hay you produce compares to other farms in the region. ...
Glystar Plus now Labeled for Perennial Peanut in Florida

Glystar Plus now Labeled for Perennial Peanut in Florida

by | Jun 30, 2017

Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS Extension Weed Specialist Over the past several years, perennial peanut producers have encountered weeds that are much more difficult to control with the standard broadleaf and grass herbicides such as 2,4-D amine and Impose (imazapic). We had...
Ecosystem Services provided by Grass-Legume Pastures

Ecosystem Services provided by Grass-Legume Pastures

by | May 12, 2017

Jose Dubeux, Liza Garcia, David Jaramillo, Erick Santos, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center You might not be familiar with the term “Ecosystem Services,” but putting it simply, these are the benefits obtained from ecosystems (interactions between...
Controlling Adam’s Needle in Forages

Controlling Adam’s Needle in Forages

by | Apr 7, 2017

Although not an extremely common weed in established and well managed pastures and hayfields, Adam’s Needle (Yucca filamentosa L.) can be a persistent and unwanted weed, especially in pastures that have been recently established in reclaimed timberland, or in...