by Matt Lollar | May 18, 2018
Supplemental water is necessary for good crop yields in fruit and vegetable production. Water quality is equally as important as water quantity when it comes to fruit and vegetable production. Unfortunately, water can transport harmful microorganisms from adjacent...
by Jennifer Bearden | May 11, 2018
Sometimes the cost of running overhead power lines to power remote pumps is cost prohibitive on large acreages. This causes farmers and ranchers to look for alternative energy sources. In Florida, a great energy source is solar energy. There are many advantages to...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 27, 2018
On Thursday of this week, Sun South John Deere hosted a Hay Equipment Demo Day at the UF/IFAS Marianna Beef Research Unit. Participants at the event got to see a new product called B-Wrap demonstrated. This week’s featured video was produced by Tama Farm Grown...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 20, 2018
This week’s video was produced by Tractor PTO Link to demonstrate a unique innovation, a simple and effective quick connector for Tractors and Power Take Off (PTO) implements. Anyone who has ever struggled to connect the greasy, dirty PTO Shaft of a sprayer,...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 16, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by John Deere to celebrate their century of farm equipment manufacturing. On March 14, 1918, John Deere purchased the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company that manufactured the Waterloo Boy Tractor. This video highlights a...
by Judy Biss | Jan 26, 2018
I wear hearing aids, so that makes the subject of hearing loss near and dear to my heart! My hearing loss is due primarily to long term exposure to noisy equipment. Let’s face it, farming is a noisy occupation! The damage to hearing from exposure to loud noise is...
