Friday Feature: PTO Quick Connector
This week's video was produced by Tractor PTO Link to demonstrate a unique innovation, a simple and effective quick connector for Tractors and Power Take Off (PTO) implements. Anyone who has ever struggled to connect the greasy, dirty PTO Shaft of a sprayer, mower,...
Developing a “Stress Breathalyzer” for Peanuts
Yu-Chien Tseng, Brendan Zurweller and Diane Rowland, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Growers typically use indirect methods to sense crop stress, such as soil moisture sensors to predict crop drought stress or models to predict disease risk. Directly monitoring the stress...
Weed of the Week: Lantana
First introduced into the southern states as a perennial ornamental, Lantana is easily identified during the growing season by its vibrant multi-colored flowers. Currently, Lantana is listed as one of the top 10 more troublesome weeds in Florida, with...
1st Quarter Weather Summary and 2nd Quarter Outlook
Rainfall After such an unusually warm and wet month in February, temperatures were more normal in March, but the rainfall was well below normal for most of the Panhandle. The graphic above shows actual rainfall and the departure from normal for the region. From the...
Cattle Nutrition Expert Named Director of UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center
Beverly James, UF/IFAS Director of Public Relations When Glen Aiken wasn’t helping his grandfather wrangle cattle in the smothering Texas heat, he was traveling with his father to meat packing houses across the region. “I swear I visited every meat packing plant...
Cotton Marketing News: Tariff Talk
A tariff is a fee assessed on imports. The tariff is a per-unit charge that has to be paid to the government by whomever brings the good across the border, and into the country. Assuming this fee is passed on by the importer, the impact of a tariff is to increase...
Weaning Date Comparison for Fall Calving Cows
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Producers with fall-calving herds have traditionally weaned the calves at 9 to 10 months of age. When forage growth is limited due to drought, however, questions arise about the feasibility of...
Friday Feature: Celestial Cow Art
This week's featured video was produced by Farmer Derek Klingenberg, of Peabody, Kansas, who has become famous for his humorous farm YouTube videos. He has serenaded heifers with his trombone, made cow art with drone videos, but his latest stunt was to make some cow...
Atmospheric Temperature Inversions – Why Are They Important To Farmers?
Farmers and ranchers must manage traditional business practices to be successful, but they also deal with the many challenges of ever changing weather. Rain, wind, and temperature are important and obvious aspects of weather that producers track on a daily basis, but...
Thinking About Planting Peanuts in April? Pay Attention to Soil Temperature
Peanut seed is likely on its way to many buying point locations this week and next week, as peanut planting will begin soon in the Florida Panhandle. Planting is already underway in Levy County and surrounding areas, where soil temperatures are warming quickly...