Farm Groups Partner to Help Farmers Manage Stress
Source: American Farm Bureau News Relaese In the coming months, American Farm Bureau will combine our Rural Resilience initiative with Farm State of Mind, which we have recently acquired from Bayer. As any farmer or rancher can tell you, farm life can be demanding...
Friday Feature: Florida Ranch Wins NCBA’s Environmental Stewardship Award
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) recognized Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka, Florida, as the winner of the 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The award was presented at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San...
First Year of Industrial Hemp Research in North Florida Completed
Josh Freeman, Associate Professor of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, and Rui Yang, Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Florida If you’re involved in agriculture, chances are you have heard about industrial hemp (IH) production in the last couple...
Fall Cover Crop Mixes – A Working Piece of Art
Throughout the Southeast, anyone driving in the countryside will come across beautiful green fields planted with cover crops in cash crop fields or in pastures used for livestock grazing. Often, a single species is planted, but some growers uses mixes in their...
Effective Use of Dewormers for Horses
Horses have been used for farm work, as a form of recreation, and exhibition for many years. They come in many sizes, colors shapes and temperaments. One of the most common issues that can affect a horse’s overall performance can't be seen from the outside. Internal...
Enhancing Your Winter Wildlife Plots with Hard Mast Trees
As hunting season winds down in the Panhandle, it’s time to start thinking about how to improve wildlife habitat, and the associated hunting activities on your property. One of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your hunting area is to add fall and...
Cotton Marketing News: 2020 Market Now More Uncertain – Will Likely Get Figured Out Soon
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics The coronavirus is the big factor in the news lately. It’s hard to separate fact from rumor, or know how much to believe what you hear in the news. I believe what we hear is a mix of the facts seasoned with...
“Operation Peanut Butter” Digital Game Now Available on Mobile App
In 2016, the National Peanut Board, Georgia Peanut Commission, Florida Peanut Producers, Alabama Peanut Producers Association, Virginia-Carolina Peanut Promotions, Southern Peanut Growers and American Peanut Council launched the online peanut learning game, Operation...
Corn Planting Date and Starter Fertilizer Recommendations
- Planting Date Optimum corn planting time in North Florida is different for irrigated versus non-irrigated corn. Irrigated corn should be planted in the month of March, and preferably early March, as the highest yields are normally attained from these dates. ...
7 Steps to Successful Pasture Establishment
- I have received a number of calls recently with questions about pasture planting. There are a number of reasons to plant or re-plant pastures, whether you are converting crop or timber land to pasture, renovating a field that had been overtaken by weeds, or...