7/1/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, Dr. Barry Tillman Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, and Camila Ichazo The dry conditions many growers had back in May and the beginning of June are well behind...
June 30 Watermelon Crop Update
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith Wynn, Danielle Sprague, Kevin...
Friday Feature: The Bale Baron
The last week of June, forage specialists and county agents met in Live Oak, FL for the annual UF/IFAS Forage Worker's Meeting. This group meets annually to coordinate research and extension educational efforts to meet the needs of forage producers in Florida. Part...
Properly Preserving Summer Silage Crops
Kacey Aukema, Ag Extension Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Walton County Forages harvested as silage or baleage are preserved through the ensiling process that creates low-oxygen and acidic conditions to prevent undesirable microbial growth. Facilitating the optimum...
Maximizing Cow Herd Revenue through Sire Selection
Last week I posted an article detailing the rise of input costs over the last year, and offered a list of points for producers to consider with the goal of increasing revenues to help offset rising input costs. As I work through possible ways to increase...
Friday Feature: Cow Cuddling Agritourism
This week's featured video was published by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) to share a story on a crazy trend that started in the Netherlands called "Cow Cuddling" or "Cow Hugging" therapy. I have heard of people paying to swim with dolphins, or horse trail...
Worms in Young Peanuts – Are they Tobacco Budworms, Corn Earworms, or Velvetbean Caterpillars? ID is Essential for Control
By: Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Row Crop IPM Agent and Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist Caterpillar sightings in young peanut fields have skyrocketed over the past week, with calls pouring into local extension offices. Some fields as young as 25 days after...
What are the White Spots on my Blueberries? Exobasidium Fruit Spot
- Have you noticed spots on your blueberry plants and fruit lately? There is an emerging fungal disease on blueberries in the Southeastern US. Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot is a fungal disease is caused by Exobasidium maculosum, a new species of fungus first...
Summer Care for Horses
Saundra TenBroeck, UF/IFAS State Extension Horse Specialist Summertime brings many positives for horse owners: longer days, shorter hair coats, and lower feed bills, utilizing pasture instead of hay. Some of the challenges that arrive with hot/humid days of summer...
Can Cow/Calf Operations Increase Revenue to Help Offset Rising Input Costs?
- I have a habit, good or bad, of saving emails. There are a ridiculous number of folders in my inbox where I file away emails on the off chance that I might need the information they contain at some later date. Recently my electronic hording actually paid off. After...