Add Your Custom Farm Service to the Northwest Florida Agricultural Service Directory
People contact their local Extension Office on a regular basis searching for business that offer the types of unique services that farms need. Whether it is a source to purchase hay or breeding stock, or people who can custom bale hay, build fences, mow fields, or...
Cotton Marketing News: Overview of “The State of Cotton in 2019” at the Farm Level
Don Shurley, Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics For at least a few reasons discussed here, 2019 will shape up to be an important and pivotal year for many farms and cotton growers. A lot has happened, more will happen, and the economy on the farm is wrought with...
Friday Feature: WireTight Fence Repair Tool
This week's featured video showcases a unique gadget for tightening up stretched or sagging barbed wire fences. This could be especially helpful for those needing to quickly patch fences damaged after the recent hurricane. Nick Simmons, UF/IFAS Escambia County...
Nutrient Management for Vegetable Crops
Proper plant nutrition is key to a successful vegetable crop. Too little fertilizer reduces yields. Too much fertilizer, though not always harmful to the crop, can be economically detrimental to the farm and can negatively impact the environment. Also, over...
Summary of the 2018-19 Florida Bull Test & Bull Sale
Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS NFREC Beef Nutrition Specialist The 2018-19 Florida Bull Test Sale was successfully completed on January 19, 2019 at the University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center. This year marked the 19th edition of this valuable...
Friday Feature: Potential of Commercial Hemp Production
Hemp production has suddenly regained momentum as an alternative crop. Hemp has been illegal to grow commercially because it is in the Cannabis sativa or marijuana family of plants. The difference is that industrial hemp contains less than 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol...
Hurricane Michael, Rainy-Season & Forages Did Not Mix Well in Northwest Florida this Year
Forage and livestock related issues stemming from our recent bout with Hurricane Michael has impacted our livestock in ways that are still being felt. For starters, a rainy Spring-Summer-Fall did not help with the forage quality of our pastures, hay production or ...
Changes to the Dicamba Product Registration for the Upcoming Crop Season
Pratap Devkota, UF/IFAS Crop Weed Specialist The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved extension of the registration for dicamba products Engenia, Fexapan, and Xtendimax for use in dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybean until December 20, 2020....
Tropical Soda Apple has Established in Santa Rosa County
The occurrence of Tropical Soda Apple in our state has been highest in South Florida, although the plant now is commonly observed throughout the state. Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum Dunal) is a serious weed problem in many perennial grass pastures and native...
Friday Feature: Gene-Edited Heat Tolerant Angus Calf
This week's featured video was produced by the Wall Street Journal for their Moving Upstream video series to share story of a controversial research project taking place in Brazil to create heat-tolerant Angus through gene editing. Researchers identified the "slick...