The Art and Science of Grazing Management
Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS Forage Management Specialist Grazing management is a mix of art and science. The "art" comes from the action of managing livestock in a given landscape, and learning based on experience. The "science" comes from experimentation with scientific...
Virtual Cool-Season Forage Tour with Ann Blount
On Friday, March13, 2020 the University of Florida cancelled or postponed all in-person training activities to slow the spread of the Conronavirus. One of the events this effected was the Twilight Cool-Season Forage Tour that had been scheduled for March 17th, at the...
2020 Citrus Health Forum Summary with Links to Presentations
This year’s Citrus Health Forum took place on Thursday, March 12th, 2020 at the UF/IFAS NFREC in Quincy, Florida. Fortunately, we were able to have the meeting prior to numerous cancellations and closures due to the coronavirus. With a record crowd of over 90 growers,...
COVID-19 response: Extension Working to Bring Pesticide Licensing Online
Tory Moore, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications UF/IFAS Extension and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) are working to identify ways to provide online testing for certified pesticide applicators while in-person testing...
UF Plant and Soil Diagnostic Labs still Supporting Florida Agriculture during COVID-19 Pandemic
Samantha Murray, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and soil is critical to agriculture, an industry designated an essential service in...
Double Feature: Jim McArthur’s Panhandle Farm Videos
This week's featured videos were produced by a Jackson County Farmer, Jim McArthur, of McArthur Farms, near Malone, Florida. Jim has created a YouTube channel called "Funny Farm" to showcase the daily activities of their farm. He is striving to find the right...
Comparing Nematicides for Nematode Management in Field Corn
As much of the world adjusts to changes in our daily life due to measures to combat COVID-19, farmers continue to do what they do - work to produce food. In the Southeast, field corn planting is underway. Nematodes can be a major yield drag in field corn. Management...
Wild Turkey Biology and Habitat Management
- The above picture of a strutting Eastern Wild Turkey is a sight that many hunters look forward to seeing every spring here in the Panhandle of Florida. In order to manage wild turkeys and their habitat, it is good to understand some basic facts about their biology....
Changes at County Extension Offices in Response to COVID-19
Just like with every other business that engages the public, COVID-19 is forcing Agents at UF/IFAS County Extension Offices to change the way they conduct business. In the interest of doing all we can to keep our clients, faculty, and staff as safe as possible,...
Ag Service Directory – Check it Out or Add Your Listing Today
People contact their local Extension Office on a regular basis searching for business that offer the types of unique services that farm and landowners need. Whether it is a source to purchase hay or people who can custom bale hay, build fences, mow fields, or provide...