Cotton Marketing News: Market Signals Seen as Increasingly Unfriendly
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Cotton prices have been under attack. The meltdown started on Monday (July 8) and continued on Tuesday—new crop December 2019 futures lost 3 ½ cents over those 2 days. Prices tried to and did recover on...
USDA Investigating Techniques to Vaccinate Cattle Against Johne’s Disease
Jan Suszkiw, Agricultural Research Service Office of Communications A team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists is investigating a new “ingredient” for use in vaccinating cattle against Johne’s disease (pronounced Yo Knees), a chronic...
Friday Feature: Improving Mature Bahiagrass Quality with Nitrogen Fertilization
This week's featured video was produced by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team's own Cheryl Mackowiak, Soil Specialist and Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director. Last summer as a demonstration for the Grazing Management Field Day, Dr. Mackowiak compared...
Early Season 2019 Peanut Disease Observations
The peanut field conditions have gone from hot and dry in early June to a mix of wet and dry at the end of the month across much of Florida’s peanut production area (Figure 1). The crop was definitely stressed by the drought and heat with Aspergillus crown rot...
Tropical Soda Apple Survived the Mild Winter in Santa Rosa County
In December 2018, I reported mature/fruiting Tropical Soda Apple (TSA) in Northern Santa Rosa County. For the first time, however, I have documented this invasive species surviving a Santa Rosa County winter. Geographically, the prevalence of this weed has been...
Florida Panhandle Ag Facts from the 2017 Ag Census
Every five years, farmers from across the U.S. complete detailed questionnaires that provide the best statistical information available about the farming industry in this country. State and county data from the 2017 US Census of Agriculture was released in April...
Don’t Forget to Monitor Mineral Intake Over the Summer
- Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Summer often becomes a busy time of year for ranchers (especially during haying season). Don't forget to check the mineral feeders to be certain that they are supplying the minerals that your...
Friday Feature: Words of Wisdom from Jerry Morris
This week's video was published by Growing Florida to share some words of wisdom from Jerry Morris, Washington County farmer. At a young age, veteran farmers taught Jerry some important concepts for becoming a successful farmer. In this video, he shares some of the...
Getting the Most Out of Your Nitrogen Fertilizer Investment
Arun Jani and Mike Mulvaney, West Florida Research and Education Center Climatic conditions in North Florida can pose serious challenges to growers aiming to maximize returns on investments made in nitrogen (N) fertilizer. Most plant available N in local soils is in...
Water Quality Restoration Plans also Focus on Septic Systems
As the state of Florida moves forward with watershed and springs basin restoration plans, also known as Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs), reducing nitrogen loads to degraded water bodies is a priority in many areas. Excess nitrogen in springs, rivers and coastal...