by Doug Mayo | Nov 10, 2022
Farm-City Week starts next Wednesday, so I wanted to share a good video to help people learn about agriculture. According to the Mariam-Webster Dictionary, “Agronomy is a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management.” In...
by Kacey Aukema | Nov 4, 2022
It is no surprise to folks in cattle industry in the Southeast that more often than not feeder cattle and calves in the Deep South are sold at a relatively discounted price compared to market prices in states more central to cattle feeding regions in Midwestern and...
by deanthonyprice | Nov 4, 2022
DeAnthony Price, Agriculture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in November to honor the original inhabitants of the Americas. Before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans protected local ecosystems and...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 4, 2022
This week’s featured video was published by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Lee Bigham, from Jackson County. Lee was recognized last week as the 2022 Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement in Agriculture Award, at the Florida Farm Bureau State...
by Ashley Stonecipher | Oct 28, 2022
Yaupon holly (Ilex spp.) are native plants to that grow very well and abundantly in Florida soils. Yaupon is a very old plant that historically has been used as an important food source, medicine, and even used as a ceremonial item by Timucua Indigenous groups for...
by Marcelo Wallau | Oct 28, 2022
Lisa Baxter (UGA), Leanne Dillard (AU), Katie Payne (VT), Marcelo Wallau (UF), and Uttam Saha (UGA) The Southeastern Hay Contest (SEHC) proudly recognizes forage producers who grow and harvest high quality hay and baleage. Although we are all growing weary of...
