Friday Feature: Hurricane Irma’s Impact on the Florida Citrus Industry Video
This week's featured video was a CBS News report on the damage from Hurricane Irma to Citrus in Southwest Florida. The story features Paul Meador, Citrus Grower and Gene McAvoy, UF/IFAS Regional Vegetable Agent, who were out earlier this week assessing damage to...
Controlling Prickly Pear after Pasture Establishment
Prickly Pear is one of those tenacious, tough to handle weeds that you hate to find growing in your pastures and hay fields. It can be very difficult to control and eradicate. This weed typically spreads and reproduces via fragmentation of original plants, such as...
New Insect and Mite Control Guide for Florida Cotton Growers
Joe Funderburk, Professor of Entomology, NFREC Quincy A UF/IFAS EDIS fact sheet is now available entitled "Insect and Mite Integrated Pest Management in Florida Cotton" by Joe Funderburk, Nicole Casuso, Norman Leppla, and Michael Donahue. The guide provides growers...
August Weather Summary & Harvest Outlook
August was another rainy month across the Panhandle, but there was a wide variation in rainfall across the region. The western counties had large areas with 10-15 inches (hot pink) and even some areas nearer to the coast with more than 15". The eastern counties were...
Friday Feature: Southeast Hay Contest Video
The Southeast Hay Contest was started 14 years ago to showcase the excellent quality hay that is produced in the South. If you take pride in producing high quality hay, this is an opportunity to see how the best hay you produce compares to other farms in the region. ...
Bargain Hay is No Bargain if it is Poor Quality
Everyone likes a good bargain, but when it comes to hay, low price often equates to poorer quality. Because hay is often sold by the bale, the amount of savings from the “good bargain” can be reduced substantially if there is a negative impact on herd nutrition. So...
Updates to the Florida Cottage Food Law
Under the Cottage Food Law in the state of Florida, individuals can sell certain foods they produce in unlicensed home kitchens, if the food has a low risk of foodborne illness, as outlined in Section 500.80 of the Florida Statutes. These food products must be sold...
Silverleaf Whiteflies in Panhandle Cotton
Sliverleaf whiteflies (SLWF), also known as sweet potato whiteflies, are a major pest in many cropping systems. The SLWF has a broad feeding range of over 600 host plants, which includes ornamental, vegetable, and field crops. This season, large populations of...
Weed of the Week: Sicklepod
Sicklepod is commonly known as Coffeeweed and is a major issue for livestock producers across the Southeast. This semi-woody annual legume is native to the American tropics. Sicklepod is known to be toxic, affecting liver, kidney and muscle function in livestock. The...
Friday Feature: The Gluten Free Issue
David Schechter is a news reporter for WFAA News in Dallas Texas who likes to get answers to questions people have on hot topics through video segments he calls Verify. This week's featured video was a Verify segment David produced on the Gluten Free craze sweeping...