Florida Soils are an Indispensable Natural Resource

Florida Soils are an Indispensable Natural Resource

Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Soil Scientist, North Florida Research and Education Center – Quincy Soil is more than dirt. A healthy soil supports a healthy ecosystem and society. As Franklin Delano Roosevelt aptly stated, “A nation that destroys its soil,...
2025 Florida Bull Test Sale EPD Cheat Sheets

2025 Florida Bull Test Sale EPD Cheat Sheets

  Sorting through all of the data in a sale catalog can be a daunting task. The VRDEC (Visual Representation of Data for Evaluation and Comparison) Bull Selection Tool tables below are intended to make the task a little easier. The tables feature the sale lots...
2025 Florida Bull Test Sale – January 18

2025 Florida Bull Test Sale – January 18

  The 25th Annual Florida Bull Test Sale, will be held at the North Florida Research and Education Center’s Beef Research Unit, on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The objective of this test is to evaluate the performance potential and breeding soundness of...
2024 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Worker Wages Summary

2024 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Worker Wages Summary

  Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and workers.  As we prepare for 2025, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about farmland lease agreements....