Cotton Marketing News: Strategies and a Less Risky Outlook with CFAP
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics - The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on March 27th. This legislation provides over $2 trillion in economic assistance. On...
Friday Double Feature: Real Facts About Beef
This week's featured videos came from a new new series published by the National Cattleman's Beef Association (NCBA) as part of their Beef It's Whats for Dinner Campaign. The new series of videos called, "Real Facts About Real Beef," was developed to disprove myths...
Controlling Thistle in Pastures
Across the southeast pasture owners maybe noticing the unwelcome presence of thistles. There are nine different species of thistles in the state of Florida, but the good news (if there can be any when it comes to thistles) is that they are all controlled with the same...
Agroforestry: Working Toward Diverse Intercropping
Stephen Greer, County Extension Director, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Agroforestry comes in many forms where trees, the primary crop, are managed in combination with other crops and/or animals to create a more diverse agriculture community with the potential...
1st Quarter Weather Summary & 2nd Quarter Outlook
Rainfall The first three months of 2020 brought heavy rainfall for a good portion of the Southeast, but not in Florida. Peninsular Florida was particularly dry, but the Panhandle was also below average. - When you drill down on Florida, you can see the normal...
NFREC Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic in Quincy Reopens with Limited Hours
Fanny Iriarte, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Plant Disease Clinic In an effort to assist our clients during this difficult time with restrictions due to COVID-19, the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic at the North Florida Research and Education...
FDACS Launches Keep Florida Growing Webpage
- Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried launched the Keep Florida Growing webpage, a one-stop online portal with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) COVID-19 food and agriculture-related information for Florida’s farmers and ranchers,...
Ag Industry COVID-19 Resource Pages
As we try to navigate through these trying times, it is important to know where to access the information we need. Below is a list of links to COVID-19 resource pages put together by several Florida agriculture industry groups. All of the links will lead you to...
Response Requested: How is COVID-19 Impacting Your Agricultural Business?
UF/IFAS Extension has been hearing from agriculture and aquaculture producers throughout the state about ways the pandemic is affecting your daily work and livelihoods. In this unprecedented and challenging time, the value of your work has never been more evident. It...
Friday Funny Feature: Buddy Hackett Shared Farm Jokes on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show
I figured everyone could use a break from all of the bad news and troublesome issues. This week's featured video was published on Johnny Carson's YouTube Channel. Buddy Hackett shared three of his favorite farm jokes on The Tonight Show.The video was recorded back...