Preparing for Cool-season Cover Crops
Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS (Soil fertility/water quality) & Ann Blount, UF/IFAS (Forage breeding/genetics) Now is the time to purchase your cool-season cover crop seed! Cover crops are used to protect bare soil over the winter months and for grazing in planted...
Tight Margins Call for Proactive Cattle Feeding Management
First things first, I’m not writing this to scold anybody… I’m just concerned. I wrote an article for the Small Producer’s Corner section of the September issue of The Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal (it’s a great publication,join FCA today, a subscription is...
Friday Feature: Satsuma Mandarin Harvest
This week’s featured video was produced by Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Commercial Horticulture Agent in Santa Rosa County, to highlight the satsuma mandarin harvest in North Florida. The video showcases the skill and care needed to harvest satsumas without injuring their...
Nutritional Value of Stockpiled Limpograss in the Florida Panhandle
Jose Dubeux, Luana Dantas, Vanessa Longhini, Erick Santos, Flavia van Cleef, David Jaramillo, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center - Introduction Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima) has been successfully adopted by South Florida livestock producers. This...
Akaushi: Another Option for Beef Cattle Producers
The Akaushi breed of cattle were first brought to the United States in 1994 from Japan. They are part of the overall group of cattle called Wagyu that originated on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The original descendants of Akaushi cattle now are located at the...
Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Shows Potential—Now a Matter When
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Cotton growers, in the midst of the harvest season, are waiting for prices to show some improvement before pricing any remaining portions of the crop. While the seesaw action in price continues, it increasingly...
USDA Announces WHIP+ Program Signup for Farmers Impacted by Hurricane Michael
Source: FL FSA - October 2019 Newsletter Agricultural producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019, can apply through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+). Sign-up for this U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is now open....
Friday Feature: Farming and Conservation Practices in the Suwannee Valley
This week's featured video was produced by De Broughton, UF/IFAS Regional Crop Agent, to highlight modern farming and natural resource conservation in the Suwannee River Valley of North Central Florida. The video showcases the partnership between farmers and the...
Florida On-farm Trials Test Resistant Peanut Cultivars and Nematicide Application
Zane Grabau, UF/IFAS Crop Nematologist, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop Agent, Jay Capasso, Columbia County Extension, and Mark Mauldin, Washington County Extension Peanut root-knot nematodes are one of the most prevalent and damaging pests in peanut production in the...
Pond Weed Control – Common Salvinia
Aquatic weed problems are common in the Panhandle of Florida. Common Salvinia (Salvinia minima) is a persistent invasive weed problem found in many ponds in Gadsden County. There are ten species of salvinia in the tropical Americas, but none are native to...