by Michael Mulvaney | Feb 9, 2018
It’s only February, but it will be April before you know it. That means it is time to start planning for peanut and cotton planting season. Variety selection Peanut If you’re a peanut grower, you’re placing your orders for GA-06G now. Which is great – it’s a cultivar...
by Matt Lollar | Feb 9, 2018
Greenhouse vegetable production can help diversify your farm. Florida possesses a competitive advantage during winter months, because of much lower heating costs compared to other states and Canada. A major disadvantage, however, to producing greenhouse vegetables...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 9, 2018
On January 31, 2018 the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their annual January 1 Cattle Inventory Report. The total U.S. cattle inventory was estimated to be 94.4 million head, which was a 1% increase as compared to 93.7...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 9, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) to showcase the teamwork of farmers, UF/IFAS faculty and staff, FFA Chapters, Boy Scouts, food banks, and numerous community partners and sponsors that work...
by Matt Lollar | Feb 2, 2018
Thank you to all those who attended the Tri-State Cucurbit Workshop held in Jackson County on January 25, 2018! There was a great turnout with participants from Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. Thank you to our presenters: Dr. Mathews Paret; Dr. Melanie Kalischuck; Dr....
by Doug Mayo | Feb 2, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by Alabama Extension to show the results of a Chinese Privet chemical control demonstration. This video shares the results for three techniques used for privet control: foliar (spraying leaves), cut stump, and basal bark...
