What Influences Profit for the Beef Cattle Enterprise?
As cattle ranchers look for ways to create profitability in stagnant or down markets, operational expense and profit centers need to be examined. Many factors contribute to the overall profitability of the beef cattle operation on an annual basis. However, there are...
Calibrating Your Boomless Pesticide Sprayer
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, and Kalyn Waters, Holmes County Agricultural Agent Trees, fences, and uneven ground can make applying pesticides to pastures with a boom-type sprayer challenging. One way to avoid these hazards is to utilize a boomless sprayer....
Preparing Your Livestock Operation for the Next Major Hurricane
Regrettably, Hurricane Season is upon us once again, so Florida livestock producers need to start planning for the major hurricane that could make a direct hit on your ranch. I also know that disaster preparation is only one notch above succession planning, at the...
Cotton Marketing News: Weather Has Limited Price Impact Thus Far
Weather wise, the month of May has not been kind. The US cotton production area has experienced extremes in weather. New crop futures prices have seen a bit of a bounce, but nothing to say we’re on the "road to recovery” yet. The Southeast is in a moderate drought...
Friday Feature: Floating Dairy in Rotterdam
This week's featured video was published by the Your Morning Show out of Canada back in September to share the concept of a Floating Dairy in the Netherlands. This month, according to Diary Herd Management, the first 32 cows are floating on the New Meuse River, near...
Florida Pasture Fertility Survey Preliminary Results
Cheryl Mackowiak UF/IFAS Soil Specilaist, Ann Blount UF/IFAS Forage Breeder As summer approaches, it is a good time to sample your soils and/or review your latest soil report, in order to review your pasture fertility management for the new growing season. University...
Preventing and Removing Honeybee Swarms
The European Honeybee, Apis mellifera, is not native to North America but it is a very common sight here. Awareness of the importance of this species has risen in recent years as new threats to the well being of our honeybee population arise. Important as bees are,...
Disaster Bridge Loan and Sales Tax Refund Meeting Recording
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, representatives from UF/IFAS Extension, Florida Farm Bureau, and the Small Business development Center (SBDC) provided information to farmers on two disaster recovery programs initiated by the Governor and the Florida Legislature. ...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Tumble as Trade Uncertainties Mount
New crop December futures had solid support at 72 cents. Having earlier reached the 77-cent area, prices had begun to decline in mid-April but the 72 cent area was expected to hold and provide a safety net for producers looking for prices to eventually rebound and...
Tomato Disease Observations in North Florida this Spring
Mathews Paret, Fanny Iriarte, Susannah Da Silva, Steve Olson, and Steve Hoak, UF/IFAS NFREC - Quincy Researchers at the University of Florida's North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy have been surveying North Florida tomato production the last three weeks...