by Jennifer Bearden | Oct 5, 2018
Fall is not generally the right time to control many pasture weeds. However, some perennial weeds are effectively controlled by fall herbicide applications. Fall is a good time to treat for weeds such as cogongrass, blackberries, dewberries, biennial thistles, and...
by Danielle S. Williams | Sep 21, 2018
This year’s UF/IFAS Florida Pecan Field Day took place on Thursday, September 13, 2018 at the Jefferson County Extension Office in Monticello, Florida. Extension specialists from Florida and Georgia provided growers from across the state with information about...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 14, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by ecoRobotix to show how their autonomous robots control weeds in crop fields with micro-doses of herbicides. Their self-propelled robots are solar powered, and use a plant-recognition camera to guide targeted, and...
by Ray Bodrey | Aug 10, 2018
During summer and fall, a lot of us spend hours trekking through forested areas and pasture lands, either for work, if we are lucky, or by simply enjoying the great outdoors. Unfortunately, there are not-so-nice life forms that also enjoy this time of year, like...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 3, 2018
If you have pastures or hay fields, weeds will always be an issue. Good fertility and grazing management will go a long way towards keeping weeds in check and these factors should be evaluated and addressed as a means of weed prevention. However, chances are that from...
by Kalyn Waters | May 25, 2018
Perilla Mint is a toxic ornamental that has escaped from landscapes in the Southern U.S. and is now an established pasture weed. As a summer annual it grows in shaded areas up to a height of 2 feet tall. It is often identified by its purple shading on the undersides...