Check Serpentine Belts this Winter to Prevent Growing Season Breakdowns
Serpentine belts are a critical component in connection of the cooling system, air conditioning system, charging system, and engine. This belt, which snakes around the outside of the engine, serves a crucial role in functional operations of many types of motorized...
Friday Feature: Way Out West in Florida
The Florida Beef Council shared a neat old movie short on Facebook a while back that was made in the 1950s. Paramount Pictures produced a 10-minute movie short to show movie goers the rural Florida most people knew nothing about. This movie short captured some neat...
Disease Management Strategies for the 2017 Watermelon Season
by Nicholas S. Dufault, Bimal S. Amaradasa and Mason J. Newark With the watermelon production season starting in Florida, now is a good time to either begin or modify disease management strategies for this crop. There are many things to consider when planning a...
Winter Management Reminders for Panhandle Beekeepers
January and February are pivotal months for area beekeepers. Although our warm climate is great for beekeeping, there are a few things to keep in mind while managing bee colonies this time of year. For general management, it’s important to feed colonies in January and...
Cotton Marketing News: Improved Market Provides Opportunity
March futures have improved. January has thus far been a good month. The big question and the uncertainty is whether or not this will last. No one can be sure. So if you’re a producer and have been looking for an opportunity to sell a portion of remaining 2016...
Farm Worker Protection Standard Updates take Effect in 2017
Beverly James, UF/IFAS Communications Service The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is getting the word out on updates to the federal Worker Protection Standard. Changes take effect January 2017. The Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is...
Friday Feature: Autonomous (Self-Driving) Tractors
At the end of 2016, Case IH revealed a new concept tractor that could revolutionize farming in the future - Autonomous or self driving tractors. Imagine the ability to have a programmed tractor that could disk or spray pesticides on it's own, or a tractor pulling a...
Bull Buying – Focus on Value Not Just Price
2017 is shaping up to be another year of tight margins for cattle producers. As much as ranchers would like to limit expenses during market downturns, some expenditures can’t be postponed. Bulls fall into this category. The necessity of having an adequate number of...
Evaluation of ESN Controlled Release Fertilizer for Florida Corn Production
Dr. Michael J. Mulvaney, Cropping Systems Specialist, WFREC, Jay, FL Now is the time to start thinking about nitrogen (N) management strategies for corn production in the Panhandle. This is a follow-up to the March 2016 article: Environmentally Smart Nitrogen (ESN)...
APHIS Confirms New World Screwworm in Dade County Dog
Source: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 01/09/2017 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a stray dog near...