When Should You Prune Fruit Trees?
Every winter season in the Florida Panhandle is different. It can be wet or dry, frigid cold or unseasonably warm. We may have early frosts and early springs, or cold snaps in late march after fruit trees flower. Because of this variability, it is impossible to...
2017 Panhandle Ag e-News Reader’s Choice Awards
The Panhandle Ag Team would like to thank our subscribers for your regular interest and support of this project, and for your help in spreading the word so more producers sign up each week.The Panhandle Ag e-News project began in April of 2012. Over the past six...
Input Requested for a UF Study on Farm Waste Management
The challenges of waste disposal is an area of growing concern in the US, particularly among farmers. The University of Florida is conducting survey research to explore how Florida farmers handle their waste and garbage. The statewide survey will track chemical...
Friday Feature: Cindale Farms 2017 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award Video
This week's featured video was produced by the Florida Department of Agriculture (FDACS) to showcase the 2017 Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award winners. Cindale Dairy, near Marianna, FL was one of three Florida farms recognized by FDACS in November 2017. In...
The Impact of Shade on Cattle Performance in the Florida Panhandle
Lautaro Rostoll, Jose Dubeux, and Nicolas DiLorenzo, University of Florida NFREC Cattle producers in the Southeast have often asked questions about the need for shade, and its impact on performance. While plenty of information is available on heat stress on cattle...
Land Clearing Can Lure Ambrosia Beetles
Questions come into the Extension Office from time to time about why sawdust is accumulating around remaining trees on recently cleared or developed tracks of forested land. The sawdust is more than likely a sign that ambrosia beetles are on the offensive. The...
Update on Pecan Cultivar Evaluation Trial in North Florida
The pecan (Carya illinoenensis, family Juglandaceae) is native to the Mississippi floodplain of North America. The pecan tree requires deep soils with an abundant supply of soil moisture. A large mature pecan tree can transpire 500-1,000 gallons of water per day. The...
Time for a Change: Coolant System Maintenance
The seasonal slowdown is underway, at least for some of the farm’s rolling stock and motorized equipment. This does not equate to an idle period for the farm manager, who is responsible for maintaining the engines of agriculture production. One of those maintenance...
Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Use Is Key to Price Strength and Stability
Back in May, when most of the 2017 cotton crop still remained to be planted, USDA released its first supply and demand projections for the 2017 crop marketing year. That first projection for total World use was 115.75 million bales. That was back in May. The most...
New Bermudagrass Stem Maggot Management Guide from UGA
Dennis Hancock, UGA State Forage Extension Specialist Have you noticed bronzing on your bermudagrass? It may appear as drought or frost-damaged fields, but it could also be the bermudagrass stem maggot. Since the first appearance in Georgia in 2010, producers have...