Toxic Indigo Creeping Into the Panhandle

Toxic Indigo Creeping Into the Panhandle

by | Aug 14, 2015

Creeping Indigo was first noted in South Florida as a toxic plant around 1933. For horses, it is as toxic as it is palatable, and cases of indigo poisoning have been found as far north as Alachua County Florida. Toxicity has been reported in all livestock species...

Biochar: New Applications of an Old Agricultural Practice

by | Aug 7, 2015

Ramon G. Leon, UF/IFAS Weed Science Specialist, West Florida Research and Education Center-Jay, FL Biochar is a solid byproduct of burning wood or plant residues rich in cellulose under high temperatures and low oxygen conditions. This process is called pyrolysis, and...
Crop Oil: Use 1 Gallon per Hundred or 1 Quart per Acre?

Crop Oil: Use 1 Gallon per Hundred or 1 Quart per Acre?

by | Jun 26, 2015

Jay Ferrell and Ramon Leon, University of Florida Weed Specialists A crop oil adjuvant is an essential part of many herbicide applications. When conditions are dry or the weed is a “hard to control” species, a crop oil can often boost herbicide activity. However, when...

Identify Cogongrass Now: Look for the Seedheads

by | May 8, 2015

We are well into spring and a wide variety of plants are showing off their colorful blooms. As lovely as most of the blooms are, some springtime colors are an unwelcome sight. Such is the case with the showy, white seedhead that is produced by Cogongrass (Imperata...
New EDIS Fact Sheets added this Spring

New EDIS Fact Sheets added this Spring

by | May 8, 2015

The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. Each fact sheet...