by Doug Mayo | Mar 25, 2014
March 25th is National Ag Day, a time when producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America gather to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by American agriculture.As the world...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 28, 2014
The USDA National Agriculture Statistic Service (NASS) released the first preliminary report from the 2012 Census of Agriculture. When the 2007 report first came out the big news was that the number of farms in the US had actually increased. That trend did not...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 28, 2014
Source: Seminole Crop E News Rome Etrhedge, UGA Seminole County Coordinator As farmers prepare for crop planting, its important to calibrate dry fertilizer spreaders to make sure you are getting a good pattern in the field. Most newer spreaders calculate the rate...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 21, 2014
Thomas J. Holt, D.V.M., State Veterinarian/Director, Division of Animal Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services The Cattle Identification Rule(s) (Chapter 5C-31, Florida Administrative Code) has been published with an effective date of...
by Libbie Johnson | Feb 7, 2014
It’s February and time to make some real decisions about what to plant and how many acres to plant. Many factors go into determining the right fit for any producer, but the bottom line is profitability. To help producers make informed choices, it’s always good to...
by Nicholas Dufault | Jan 31, 2014
Early in 2014 the patent for the popular strobilurin fungicide (FRAC group 11) azoxystrobin will expire. Azoxystrobin is the active ingredient in the Syngenta® fungicides Quadris®, Abound® and Heritage® as well as a component of many other premixes (e.g. Quadris Top®...
