by Mark Mauldin | Aug 24, 2018
I know it feels too hot outside to talk about hunting season or cool-season food plots, but planting time will be here before you know it and now’s the time to start preparing. The recommended planting date for practically all cool-season forage crops in Northwest...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 3, 2018
Sharon Durham, ARS Office of Communications Nitrogen is the main nutrient added to cereal crops like corn, which makes them grow faster and stronger. But too much of a good thing could sometimes have negative outcomes. Too much nitrogen can run off with rainwater or...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 3, 2018
Every livestock producer has daydreamed about automatic gates to make travel around ranches faster and easier. But, it is too expensive to provide power and hydraulic cylinders for each pasture gate. This week’s featured video was produced by the Wrangler...
by Matt Lollar | Jul 27, 2018
Fruit and vegetable production on plastic mulch is a substantial investment. To help justify the high input cost, farmers oftentimes choose to double crop. This practice can provide a significant amount of additional income for the farm if a good farm management...
by Michael Mulvaney | Jul 20, 2018
Michael J. Mulvaney UF/IFAS Cropping System Specialist, and Glen Harris UGA Soil Specialist With the frequent rains this summer, it’s been wet. You may not have been able to get into fields for timely topdress fertilizer applications on your cotton. If you’re still...
by Andrea Albertin | Jul 13, 2018
Farmers and ranchers have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) that maintain or improve water quality, quantity and soil conditions on their lands for many years. Although BMPs are designed to be technically feasible and economically viable,...
