Sunn Hemp: The Yellow Hemp Forage
De’Anthony Price, Agriculture & Natural Resource Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) is a warm-season, annual legume native to India and Pakistan. The crop grows up to nine feet tall and was originally a fiber crop. In...
NOW is the Perfect Time to Treat Cogongrass – Make it Count
Without question, Cogongrass is the most troublesome invasive plant that I (and my clients) deal with. Here in Northwest Florida, we have a lot of it, and it is very difficult to manage. It has been my observation that the difficulty of management and limited early...
2024 NCBA Redbook Cattle Pocket-Record Calendars Now Available
The 2024 edition of the Redbook is now available to help cattle producers effectively and efficiently record their daily production efforts, which can enhance profitability and reduce stress levels. The pocket-sized calendar was developed by the National Cattlemen’s...
Friday Feature: 1950s Farm Electrification Documentary
2023 has been a hard year for farmers and ranchers in the Panhandle with heat, drought, high-priced inputs, and high interest rates. As this growing season comes to an end, I thought it might help to go back in history to see what farm life was like in the early...
Pregnancy Diagnosis Options for Beef Cattle Herds
Maria Camila Lopez Duarte, PhD Student, Department of Animal Sciences, Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County, Nick Simmons, UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County, & Angela Gonella, Cattle Reproduction Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education...
Peanut Maturity Update – Fields Progressing SLOWLY as the Season Winds Down
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, I started out the previous peanut maturity update by declaring that we had officially made it to Fall, and in a pleasant change of pace the weather actually...
Utilizing Carinata Meal as a Protein Source for Finishing Beef Cattle without Affecting Performance or Meat Quality
Nicolas DiLorenzo and Tessa Schulmeister, UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center, Marianna Carinata is a novel, non-food oilseed crop, gaining popularity because the oil from the seed can be extracted for use as a 100% drop-in jet biofuel. ...
CWD Update from a Hunter’s Perspective
As hunters we are all concerned and want to understand what is going on with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). With the cool in the air, hunting season is defiantly on everyone's mind. With that there has been a lot of information that has come out recently to clarify...
September 2023 Weather Summary and 4th Quarter Climate Outlook
Rainfall September was another dry month in the Florida Panhandle. Looking at the map to the left above you see the rainfall ranges estimated by NOAA. There were isolated areas that got ample rainfall in September, ranging from 9.5-11" (purple) to 6.5-8" (green)...
Which is More Profitable for Producers, Single-Species or Multi-Species Cover Crops?
Source: Southern Ag Today - Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Kelvin Bobbie, Seth McAllister, Amanda Smith, and Yangxuan Liu, UGA Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics Interest among producers in adopting cover crops to enhance soil fertility, mitigate...