Late Planting of Cool-Season Forages
Jose Dubeux, A. Blount, C. Mackowiak, E. Santos, D. Jaramillo, L. Garcia, J. Pereira Neto, L. Dantas Things do not always happen according to plan, especially this fall for cool-season forage planting. The recommended planting period of cool-season grasses in North...
Cotton Marketing News: December Numbers May Contain Hidden Stocking Stuffers
Don Shurley, Cotton Economist, UGA Professor Emeritus My kids, and now grandkids, seem to enjoy the cheap, unexpected surprises in their Christmas stocking as much as anything. USDA’s December crop production and supply/demand estimates were as expected, in some...
UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Butter Challenge Tackles Hunger in the Panhandle
Samantha Grenrock, UF/IFAS Communications Service Thanks to a partnership of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and the Florida Peanut Producers Association, food pantries from Pensacola to Monticello will receive thousands...
November Cattle Market Price Watch
The August 2017 Feeder Cattle futures contract increased by $7.66/cwt. during November. Based on this futures price increase, August Feeder Cattle revenues increased by approximately $57.45/head ($7.66/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a 750-pound feeder steer which amounts to...
Medicated Livestock Feeds Will Require Veterinarian Authorization in 2017
Source: FDA CVM Animal Feed Safety System Team As of January 1, 2017, animal producers will not be able to purchase feeds over the counter that contain antimicrobials deemed important for human health. Instead, to buy and use feeds containing those antimicrobials,...
Friday Funny: Cowboy Ropes Bike Thief at Walmart
This is not a joke. This really happened! An Oregon cowboy went to Walmart to get some dog food. He heard a lady scream for help, jumped on his horse, roped a bike thief in the Walmart parking lot, and then called 911. Check out the CBS News video. The tape of...
Fooling Mother Nature for January Foals
Horses are seasonal breeders When day length is getting shorter, mares begin to grow winter hair coats, their estrous cycles become erratic, then they stop ovulating for a period of time that is called anestrous. After December 21st (winter solstice) the days begin...
Weed Control During Drought
Herbicide failures are common during extended dry periods. This is frustrating for the pesticide applicator due to wasted time and chemicals. There are logical reasons why certain herbicides fail during droughts. There are two main reasons why herbicides fail in...
Is it Too Late to Plant Winter Grazing?
Dennis Hancock, UGA Forage Extension Specialist A number of livestock producers have been asking about making late plantings of winter annuals for forage. I recently updated an older factsheet that I wrote in 2007 with Dr. Don Ball, now Professor Emeritus at Auburn...
Cotton Marketing News: 2016 Situation Update and 2017 Crop Outlook
The 2016 US crop may still be somewhat of a question mark but USDA’s November numbers provided clarity on a few things—the crop got smaller in some areas as expected and the crop still got bigger overall. The North Carolina and South Carolina crops were reduced by a...