by external | Apr 28, 2023
Kirsten Romaguera, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications A new University of Florida project aims to “play matchmaker” between ranchers with livestock and landowners with grazing space. The Southeast Grazing Exchange, funded by the Florida...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 24, 2023
This week’s featured video shares an innovation for crop irrigation. Rain 360 is an autonomous (self-driving) irrigation unit that can apply up to 1/2″ of water per week in a 160-acre field, 3/4″ per week in a 100-acre field, or 1″ per week in...
by Jennifer Bearden | Feb 3, 2023
Many fruit and vegetable crops are grown using drip irrigation thus making fertigation an efficient way to supply necessary nutrients to crops. To know what nutrients are needed, we must test the soil, leaves and/or petioles. Pre-season soil tests are a must! ...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Dec 9, 2022
Eeusha Nafi, Sudeep Sidhu, Ted Stansly, Ian Small, Sheeja George, David Wright, Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Libbie Johnson and Ethan Carter discussed cotton nitrogen (N) rate research in the article: May Update on the Cotton...
by Robbie Jones | Nov 18, 2022
These past few months have been very dry. Perfect weather for harvesting cotton, but not so great for planting cool-season crops. Many have been waiting for the weather to break to get sufficient soil moisture to plant. I have received a number of calls about...
by Andrea Albertin | Sep 30, 2022
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers producers technical and financial assistance to help them implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) on their operations. NRCS staff work with farmers, ranchers, and forest land managers to...
