2025 Row Crop Production Meeting – February 21
Row Crop Farmers are invited to the 2025 Row Crop Production Meeting, in Jay, Florida. This event, which was rescheduled because of the snow week in January, will bring together top experts to share the latest research, best management practices, and updates to...
Upcoming Soybean Webinars for Farmers – February 28 & March 14
There are 2 free upcoming seminars that will be provided by the national Science for Success team of Soybean Extension Specialists. The series will feature leading researchers discussing solutions for two of the industry’s biggest challenges—weather variability and...
2025 Cool-Season Forage Tour – February 26
Program Highlights - Overview of cool-season forage systems for dairy and beef cattle - Discussions on cool-season forage varieties, production, quality, and tour of the official variety trials - Forage seeding rates to optimize production and expenditures - Forage...
2025 Citrus Health Forum – March 6
Citrus growers from across the Florida Panhandle, as well as Southern Georgia and Alabama are invited to attend the 2025 Citrus Health Forum. The workshop will be held at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy (155 Research Road, Quincy,...
Friday Featured Video: Grass Tetany in Lactating Cows on Winter Grazing
This week's featured video was published by Sunup TV, which is a weekly public television show provided by the Oklahoma Extension Service. In this video, Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, DVM, and OSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, discusses managing Grass Tetany, which is a...
Q&A: Selecting Effective Replacement Heifers
A typical cow-calf rancher will replace 17% of their total herd each year, as bred heifers are added to the inventory to replace the culled cows. Meaning, a 100-head cow operation will on average need enough bred heifers to replace 17 culled cows. If you...
Florida Cattle Market Update – January 2025 Annual Cattle Market Report
The purpose of this report is to provide “across-the-board” information about the Florida Beef Cattle Industry to tell the whole story of what is going on as we head into 2025. Throughout the year, monthly reports will be published highlighting certain sections of the...
How Much Snow and How Cold did the Florida Panhandle get from the Big Snow of 2025?
Snow Nobody in Florida has ever experienced anything like "Winter Storm Enzo," (aka FLizzard or Snowmageddon) that brought record breaking snow to the Florida Panhandle in January 2025. For years we have heard weather forecasters talking about "Lake Effect...
West Florida/SW Alabama Farm Day 2025 – February 13
Join Us for the 2025 Farm Day Event! UF/IFAS Extension invites all agricultural producers, stakeholders, and community members to the 2025 Farm Day! This year’s event is packed with valuable insights and resources for farmers and ranchers across the region. - When and...
Plan Now for the Big Melon Contest and Junior Jubilee Contest Kick-Off Meeting – February 18
Calling all watermelon growers, commercial to gardeners. Planting season is just around the corner. As you plan your plantings don’t forget about the Big Melon Contest at the Panhandle Watermelon Festival. The festival and the contest have been summer-time staples in...