New Phone App Connects Beekeepers and Growers
Source: Pollination Network Pollination Network, a mobile app that helps local farmers and growers find bees and beekeepers, launched this week in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app helps beekeepers to find jobs with nearby growers, and it allows...
2018 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter Outlook
Many folks in the Panhandle were more than happy to take down their 2018 calendar to start a new year. The weather in 2018 is the main reason for the renewed optimism provided by a new year. There were really two elements that stood out as to what made 2018 a...
Friday Feature: Peterson Bothers’ Farmer Rock Anthem
Those famous Kansas farm boys, the Peterson Bothers, have created another parody video called Farmers Rock Anthem, which is a parody of the popular song " Party Rock Anthem." The Peterson Brothers have published a number of these videos to tell the positive story of...
Implementing Low Stress Fence-Line Separation for Calf Weaning
Weaning is one of the most stressful times for cattle. You remove the source of security calves have had since birth, and change their routine. Stress is a key contributor to sickness, weight loss, and poor performance. Just as you should do in working your mature...
Critical Carrot Diseases for North Florida and a Disease Management Plan for 2019
Susannah Da Silva, Fanny Iriarte, Bob Hochmuth and Mathews Paret, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Carrots are produced in Florida on an estimated area of 4,000 acres; most of which are in North Florida. The planting time for carrots in North...
Assessing Structural Damage After the Storm
The United States has suffered a series of devastating natural disasters in a relatively short time: September’s Hurricane Florence in North Carolina, October’s Hurricane Michael in Panhandle Florida, November’s Camp Fires in California, and most recently, the...
Cotton Marketing News: The Problems and the Possibilities
Don Shurley, Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Nearby March futures seems to be working its way into a corner. There still seems to be solid support around 77 cents but then a hurdle to negotiate (or ceiling to break through) at around 82. March is currently...
Friday Feature: Knickers the Giant 6’4″ Australian Steer
This week's featured video was published by Today Tonight to share the story of Knickers, the giant 6'4" tall, 3,000 pound Australian steer that has become a social media sensation. Knickers is used as a "Coach" or lead steer for a stocker cattle operation in...
EPA Registrations for Dicamba and Chlorpyrifos Use in Row Crops
The past two months have been life altering for many farmers in the southeast, especially the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Panhandle on October 10th and left a path of destruction spanning several counties as it continued into Southwest...
Farmer Stress Management After the Storm
Living and working on a farm or cattle ranch offers many obstacles and opportunities to grow, change, and develop. Many farmers and producers, however, live under constant stress and anxiety of how and when decisions need to be made and the lasting effect it will have...