Mushrooms – A Crop Worth Consideration for the Back Forty

Mushrooms – A Crop Worth Consideration for the Back Forty

Mushrooms aren’t the first crop that comes to mind when designating use of the back forty.  However, it may be a crop to consider for spots with some tree cover.  And mushroom production can bring in significant revenue to the farm, because shiitake mushrooms...
Friday Feature:  Pineapple Farming and Processing

Friday Feature: Pineapple Farming and Processing

This week’s featured video was published by Farm World of Australia to highlight the farm production, harvest, and processing of a very unique tropical fruit, pineapples.  Pineapples are a tropical fruit that is primarily grown in other countries around the...
Understanding Short-Day vs. Long-Day Onions

Understanding Short-Day vs. Long-Day Onions

If you know anything about planting bulbing onions (Allium cepa) in the south, you know it is highly recommended to plant short-day varieties during the fall planting season. But do you know why this is the case? – The Role of Day Length in Onion Growth Let’s...
2024 Watermelon Season Wrap Up

2024 Watermelon Season Wrap Up

Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops, with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren (Levy), Tyler Pittman (Gilchrist), Tatiana Sanchez-Jones (Alachua), Luke Harlow (Bradford), Dan Fenneman (Madison), Keith Wynn...