Friday Double Feature: Rethink the Ranch Beef Consumer Campaign
This week's featured videos were developed by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association as part of the "Rethink the Ranch" campaign. The video series shares introduces consumers to six cattle modern operations and the real people who grow the cattle that ultimately...
Utilizing Compost to Boost Crop Productivity
International Compost Awareness Week is May 6-12 this year. This educational initiative, promoted by the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation, was started in Canada in 1995, and has continued to grow in popularity as communities, businesses,...
Scientists Share Latest Research and Production Tips at Carinata Field Days Across the Southeast
Authors: Dan Geller, Ben Christ, Wendy-Lin Bartels, Bill Hubbard, Sheeja George, Ian Small, David Wright This Spring, both farmers and researchers in the Southeast United States are at work. Inside the farm gate, producers are taking advantage of every opportunity to...
Virus Infections in Cucurbit Crops
Every growing season, farmers prepare for the expected diseases. You plant at the appropriate time, buy varieties that have resistance or tolerance to various diseases, utilize fungicides that have protective properties to try to reduce the chance of developing...
Cattlemen Conversations: An Educational Video Series for Cattle Producers
Cattle producers are required to navigate a diverse range of management challenges, and make decisions that impact not only their current production cycle, but have lasting impact for years to come. For this reason, producers need to be current on trends,...
Cotton Marketing News: The March to 80 Cents
Eighty-cent cotton is within sight. Prices (December futures) trended down last week, but rebounded on Thursday and Friday—closing at 79.43 cents. December 2018 futures broke 79 cents for the first time, and gained 52 points for the week. Some producers began and...
Friday Feature: B-Wrap Weather Protection for Hay Bales
On Thursday of this week, Sun South John Deere hosted a Hay Equipment Demo Day at the UF/IFAS Marianna Beef Research Unit. Participants at the event got to see a new product called B-Wrap demonstrated. This week's featured video was produced by Tama Farm Grown...
Is it Profitable to Add Weight and Sell Heavier Feeder Calves this Year?
Last spring I wrote an article entitled “At What Weight should I sell my Feeder Calves” that bought forth many questions on the value of each additional pound of gain. This article will serve as a follow-up to revisit the value of gain, and share the calculation for...
Sunn Hemp for Forage or Wildlife Food Plots
Sunn hemp is a fast growing, warm season, annual legume. It grows 6-7 feet tall. Sunn hemp can tolerate a wide range of soil pH (5.0-8.4). It is native to India and Pakistan. The University of Hawaii and USDA NRCS, together, released the variety called “Tropic...
Marketing Weaned calves through the Alabama SAFE Sale
Cow-calf ranchers have an opportunity to add value to the weaned calves they sell, through a cooperative board sale. For the past 24 years cattle producers in Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and Northwest Florida have joined together to form marketing groups...