Is Small Scale Poultry Production Right for You?
- Raising chickens in your backyard is becoming more popular once again. There has been a push to change land use codes to allow for small scale poultry production in large cities and towns as more people want to raise their own chickens for eggs and meat. Under the...
Sampling for Flower Thrips and Their Key Predator in Vegetable Crops
Joe Funderburk, UF/IFAS Entomology Specialist The western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) has spread worldwide as a result of global trade. It directly damages numerous crops in Florida as a result of adult and larval feeding activities. It is also the key...
Friday Feature: Akaushi Cattle in Walton County
This week's featured video was produced by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team from the Walton County Fall Cattle Seminar, held on September 19, 2019. Part of the activities of the day was a tour of Windy Hill Ranch, DeFuniak Springs, Florida where they are raising...
The Economics of Grazing Cool-Season Annual Forages
Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economist, Jose Dubeux, Joao Vendramini, and Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Specialists Producers throughout the Southeast feed hay and other stored feedstuffs during the fall, winter, and early spring due to limited forage...
Impact of Hurricane Winds on Citrus Varieties Being Evaluated in Quincy
On October 10, 2018 Hurricane Michael made landfall at Mexico Beach in the Florida Panhandle as a category 5 storm with 160 mph winds. The eye of this hurricane moved quickly in a northeastward trajectory impacting Marianna, Florida, and points northward. Hurricane...
Friday Feature: 30 Harvests to 2050
This week's featured video was produced by US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) to promote a new campaign. Today's farmers have to feed an ever growing population with less land and even greater challenges caused by climate change. The title 30 Harvests refers...
Bridging the Agricultural Gap at the Fruit & Vegetable Conference
Join UF/IFAS Extension on October 2 and 3 for the 2019 Panhandle Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Not only will participants get the opportunity to learn about the most current innovations in fruit, nut, and vegetable production; marketing and business; and alternative...
Why is There So Much Spotted Wilt in Peanut Fields this Year?
Ten years ago, I stood in a peanut field planted in late April surveying significant damage from spotted wilt. One year later in 2010, and for the next 8 years, spotted wilt would not make a significant presence across the Southeastern Peanut Belt. In fact, some...
Adding Value to Weaned Calves through Preconditioning and Cooperative Board Sales
One of the common questions that agents get from cattle producers is, "How can I get more money for the calves I sell at weaning?" Certainly, this question is more common near the bottom of the price cycle, such as 2019. There are a number of production practices...
Friday Feature: Highlights from the 2019 UF Peanut Field Day
This week's featured video was produced by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team. This video provides a brief overview of the topics discussed at the 2019 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day, that was held Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the North Florida Research and Education Center,...