by Jennifer Bearden | Apr 20, 2018
Sunn hemp is a fast growing, warm season, annual legume. It grows 6-7 feet tall. Sunn hemp can tolerate a wide range of soil pH (5.0-8.4). It is native to India and Pakistan. The University of Hawaii and USDA NRCS, together, released the variety called “Tropic...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 16, 2018
The Southeastern Pocket Gopher, Geomys pinetis, sometimes called “Sandy-Mounders,” is a native rodent wildlife species in most of Florida, Southern Alabama, and Southern Georgia. They are typically found in fields with sandy, well-drained soils that are...
by Kalyn Waters | Feb 2, 2018
Arrowleaf Sida is commonly known as teaweed, ironweed, or southern sida. It is a spring emerging broadleaf commonly found in pastures, pinelands, hammocks, and disturbed areas. Arrowleaf Sida is a native plant found from South Carolina, throughout Florida, and as far...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 19, 2018
This week’s featured video highlights a unique type of livestock operation that is gaining popularity very quickly in Florida, Deer Farming. The video is actually an episode of Keith Warren’s TV Show called Deer & Wildlife Stories. The video features...
by Les Harrison | Jun 30, 2017
The consistent and ample rains of late over Florida’s Panhandle assure enough moisture is available for row crop production and development, and forage growth. It has also minimized, if not eliminated, the need for irrigation and its associated cost. As with anything...
by Mark Mauldin | Jun 16, 2017
Every year as the temperatures get warmer the number of calls related to weed problems in fish ponds increases. That was the case this year also, with one notable difference; the calls started coming in March and April, not June and July as they would during a...
