Cattle Market Factors to Watch in 2020
Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The new year brings with it several changes in ongoing market dynamics, some new opportunities, and some new risks and continuing challenges for cattle and beef markets. The watch list...
Friday Feature: Still Harvesting Wheat at 100
This week's featured video was published by Oklahoma State's SunUp TV to share the story of a 100 year old farmer, K.B. Williams, who graduated high school during the dust bowl, and drove the combine one more time during the 2019 wheat harvest. Driving the combine...
Weed Control in Small Grain Crops: Start Sooner Rather than Later
Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL - For small grain crops (wheat, oats, rye, barley, triticale etc.), the first 6 to 8 weeks after planting are a critical growth period, so it is important to minimize weed...
Keep an Eye Out for Citrus Greening this Winter
Scouting for citrus greening disease or huanglongbing (HLB) should be an essential practice of citrus growers in our area. The symptoms of this disease can be found year round, but they are most visible now through March. Citrus greening affects all varieties of...
November Weather Summary and 1st Quarter Outlook
Rainfall November was yet another month of below average rainfall for the entire Panhandle. For the month, NOAA estimates range from 0.5-2.5", which was 1-4" below normal. - The six Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) stations reported rainfall for...
Cotton Marketing News: Increasing Hope and Optimism
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Slowly, the cotton market appears to be pulling out of the doldrums. The signs and signals are improving and, if actually realized, the timing certainly could not be better. Prices advanced to a high of almost...
Friday Funny Feature: The Beef Drool Log
For the past three years we have shared YouTube videos on a wide range of farming and agricultural topics. I thought it would be fun to close out 2019 with a clever spoof of the yule log fireplace videos people play around Christmas on their TVs. The Drool Log is a...
Season’s Greetings
The County Extension Agents, and State Extension Specialists that make up the UF/IFAS Panhandle Ag Extension Team hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season. We look forward to helping all of the farmers and ranchers to make 2020 a great year for agriculture in the...
Cover Crops: A Low Cost Alternative to Irrigation
Irrigation is expensive. And there are a lot of non-irrigated or "dryland" acres across the Panhandle. 2019 was characterized by persistent drought stress for much of the season (see below). So in a dry year like 2019, what are you supposed to do to manage soil...
Managing Muddy Ponds
- Muddy water can be a problem in ponds across the Florida Panhandle. Not only is it unattractive, but it can be detrimental to life in a pond. Muddy or cloudy water reduces the amount of sunlight that enters a pond. This decreases the quantity of available fish food...