Overseeding Perennial Peanut for Cool Season Grazing: Your Questions Answered!
In recent years, thanks to the work of Forage Agronomy Specialists Dr. Jose Dubeux, Dr. Ann Blount and others at the NFREC Marianna, many Panhandle cattlemen have begun integrating perennial peanut (Arachis glabrata) into traditional bahiagrass and bermudagrass...
Testing Apogee Plant Growth Regulator in Dryland Peanut Fields
- Plant growth regulators (PGR) are a common occurrence in cotton production, but in the last few years, work has been done on Apogee, a peanut PGR generally recommended for use in irrigated acreage. Apogee, a BASF product, utilizes prohexadione calcium as the active...
EPA Renews Registration of 3 Dicamba Herbicides for Cotton and Soybeans through 2025
Dr. Brett Bultemeier, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the registrations of three dicamba products: Xtendimax with VaporGrip Technology, Engenia Herbicide, and DuPont FeXapan Herbicide. This...
Cotton Variety Trials in Santa Rosa County
Every year, Mickey Diamond, a Santa Rosa County row crop producer, puts in a cotton variety trial with the help of Greenpoint Ag agronomist, Drew Schrimsher. In May 2020, Mickey, Drew, and his team established 17, 6 row plots of dryland cotton at a field near Jay,...
UF/IFAS Animal Science Offering Know Your Heifer Program
Dr. Mario Binelli, UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences - In Florida, developing the yearling heifer to generate a successful pregnancy is a major challenge for beef operations. Delayed attainment of puberty and failure to conceive leads to a short-term financial...
New App for FWC Deer Harvest Reporting System
- Archery season for white tailed deer opened Saturday, October 24 in Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Hunting Zone D (basically the Panhandle west of Tallahassee, see figure 1). Before you go hunting be sure that you have a plan in place for...
Online Hydroponic Vegetable Production Course – November 9-December 11
- The most requested course by participants of the award-winning Greenhouse Online Training program from University of Florida IFAS Extension is here! Learn to manage different hydroponics systems, as well as the fundamentals of climate, water, nutrition, and plant...
Friday Spooky Feature: The Dirt Devil Exorcist
This week's featured video came from deep in the video archives and was fitting for Halloween weekend. You have to watch the Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner advertisement from 2011 that has been watched 32 million times since it was released on the Vimeo platform. Don't...
Protecting Farm Workers, Livestock, and Stock Dogs from Rabies Infections in Florida
Samantha Wisely, UF/IFAS Wildlife Disease Ecology Specialist - Florida Rabies Cases in 2020 Rabies is a deadly viral disease that can be prevented, but not cured. In Florida, raccoons and bats are the main source of rabies, but the virus can be transmitted to other...
Buying or Selling Bulls? Try the VRDEC Bull Selection Tool
There is a steady stream of bull sales across the Deep South throughout the fall and winter. If you have plans to purchase or sell bulls at any of these sales, you may find the VRDEC Bull Selection Tool beneficial. VRDEC (Visual Representation of Data for...