2019 Citrus Health Forum – Summary and Links to Presentations
This year’s Citrus Health Forum took place on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the UF/IFAS NFREC in Quincy, Florida. Specialists from the University of Florida and the USDA provided growers from across the region with information about current citrus production practices...
Opinion of Florida Horse Owners Requested through Equine Genetic Testing Survey
The Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida is conducting a voluntary research survey of Florida horse owners regarding the use of genetic testing in horse management, and opinions of equine genetic testing and its availability. We hope that you...
Friday Funny Feature: Peterson Farm Brothers’ Pasture Road
The Peterson Farm Brothers have become famous for making parody videos of popular music to show what true farm life is like. Last week they introduced "Pasture Road," which is their 16th music video filmed at their farm in Kansas. This featured video, is a parody...
Controlling Broomsedge and Vaseygrass in Pastures Using a Weed-Wiper
Brent Sellers, UF/IFAS Weed Specialist Around 1978 rope-wick applicators first began to be used, and soon became a widely adopted method for selectively applying glyphosate, especially in row crops. Many variations of the basic rope-wick concept were later...
Healthy Soil is Teeming with Microscopic Life
Farmers are intrinsically tied to the soil that encompasses their farmland. Where others only see dirt, greenery, and maybe a few worms, farmers – especially those who rely on organic nutrient sources such as compost, green manure, and plant and animal meals to...
Cotton Marketing News: Market Improves But Future Unknown as Planting Approaches
Since my previous comments last month, “Cotton Continues to Need Clarity”, not much has changed. There is still no word or advance in trade talks, and the March 30th Prospective Plantings report, in my opinion, threw more uncertainty on the market. The market has...
Follow BQA Injection Site Guidelines at Spring Roundup
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist The months of April and May are traditionally the time when “spring roundups” take place. This is the time that large and small cow/calf operations schedule the “working” of the calves. As...
Friday Feature: Angus Association to Update $ Indexes in June
This week's featured video was published by the American Angus Association to make producers aware of upcoming changes to the $ Index values. With so many different EPD values now available for the numerous traits measured, EPD indexes make breeding cattle selection...
Farmers Can Benefit from Participating in the NOAA Volunteer Rainfall Reporting Network
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) sponsors a program that could be very helpful for farmers. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) is a web based network of people all over America that voluntarily report daily...
Beware of Toxic Plants that Can Cause Kidney Failure in Livestock
Toxic plants are a common concern of many livestock owners. Under most circumstances livestock will avoid eating toxic plants but sometimes conditions are right for consumption to occur. Conditions when animals are more likely to consume toxic plants include: Toxic...