Friday Feature: National Corn Yield Contest
Field corn planting is well underway across the Panhandle. Over last few years, the weather has not been ideal for optimal corn production in the Panhandle, as excessive rainfall events, weeds, and fungal diseases have depressed yields. This year may be different?...
Peanut Variety Options for the 2019 Season
Last week, I finished the final winter meeting of the year discussing the slate of peanut varieties available (many on a limited basis) for the 2019 season. The yield test information from across the southeast shows that many of our new peanut varieties have similar...
US Cattle Herd Expansion Continued in 2018 – What Affect Will this Have on Cattle Prices in 2019?
Each year USDA provides a summary of the US cattle inventory at the end of the previous year. Typically this report comes out in January, but due to the government shutdown, this report was delayed until February 28, 2019. The January 1 Cattle Inventory Report...
2019 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course Highlights & Links for Presentations
The 2019 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was Thursday, March 7, 2019. Extension Specialists from Florida and Georgia spoke to attendees providing production recommendations and various management tips for row crops farmers. Continuing education units (CEUs) were...
Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Continues to Need Clarity
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics A week or so ago, as I left early one morning for work, the fog was so bad you literally could not see how to drive. Literally, every foot down the road, at not more than 20 mph, was an unknown and an accident...
Friday Feature: Farmers Struggle to Recover After Hurricane Michael
This week's featured video was produced by the Weather Channel to share the stories of Bud Baggett, Jackson County Crop Farmer, and a Georgia Pecan Grower, who are still trying to pick up the pieces of their devastated operations five months after Hurricane Michael. ...
Recognizing and Addressing Behavioral Problems: What is Your Horse Telling You?
Carissa Wickens, UF/IFAS Equine Specialist --- Paying Attention to Horse Behavior Learning how to recognize changes in behavior, and how to address behavioral problems appropriately is extremely important to ensuring your horse’s health and well-being, and to...
Mayhaw – a Native Fruit Tree Worth Considering for Niche Markets
The last year has been wet and stormy and the trend continues as we leave winter behind for spring. Fruit growers may be searching for a variety tolerant of excessive moisture, that will grow well in our waterlogged soils? Well, look no further than the humble mayhaw...
Friday Feature: Ann Blount – 2018 Woman of the Year in Agriculture
This week's featured video was produced by the Florida Department of Agriculture for use at the 2018 Ag Hall Fame Banquet held at the Florida State Fair, in Tampa. Dr. Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage breeder, was recognized as the 2018 Woman of the Year in Agriculture for...
Considerations Before Contracting for Chipped or Shredded Wood Debris Application on Agricultural Land
Michael J. Mulvaney,WFREC Cropping Systems Specialsits, Cheryl Mackowiak, NFREC Soil Specialist, David Wright, NFREC Agonomy Specialist, Barry Tillman, NFREC Peanut Breeder, Pat Minogue, NFREC Forestry Specialist The path of Hurricane Michael left an estimated 2.8...