2026 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference Highlights and Presentation Links
The 2026 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference was held on Thursday, January 29. There were 6 educational presentations, 8 tradeshow booths, and 11 event sponsors. Speakers included UF/IFAS Extension faculty and industry representatives discussing topics on...
Keepers of the Coop – Barnyard Poultry Conference – February 21
Over the past five years, millions of Americans have built a coop and welcomed chickens to their farms, ranches, and homesteads. Poultry ownership has skyrocketed, with nearly 11 million American families having a coop. Barnyard poultry producers from across the...
Santa Rosa Pesticide Applicator CEU Class – April 9
Attend the Pesticide License Renewal Workshop to receive pesticide applicator CEUs for your license. This workshop will be held in Milton, Florida, on April 9th, 2026 from 8:15 AM to 11:50 AM CST. This training will provide 2 category CEUs in Aquatic Pest...
Friday Feature: Smallest U.S. Cattle Herd in 75 Years
This week's featured video was published by Farm Journal to summarize USDA's January Cattle Report that was released on January 30, 2026. Experts have been predicting that expansion of the U.S. Cattle Inventory has not started yet, but this report confirms that...
Cold-Weather Effects on Cool-Season Forages in 2026
Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist, UF/IFAS Agronomy Temperatures are forecast to drop significantly this weekend, and we have received several calls about the cold-weather effects on cool-season forages. In fact, despite the La Niña year, which is...
Choosing The Right Crop Variety in 2026
Once you close the furrow, many agronomic decisions have been finalized so it is important to carefully consider all you option before you plant. The first decision that needs to be considered is what crop to plant. I’m not an economist, so I’ll let you research...
Stem Canker and Dieback – An Emerging Disease of Cotton. What Panhandle Growers Need to Know
Ian Small, Fanny Iriarte, and Kelly O’Brien, North Florida Research and Education Center -Quincy In the summer of 2024, University of Florida plant pathologists at the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy detected stem canker and dieback...
January 2026 Florida Cattle Market Update
New Year, Same Signals: Heifer Retention Still Not in Full Swing, Yet The latest Cattle on Feed report summarized December placements, marketings, and total cattle on feed for the month of December. As of January 1, there were 11.45 million head of cattle on feed, a...
Coming Off Record Peanut Production – Where Do We Go in 2026?
Wendiam Sawadgo, Alabama Extension Crop Economist - Southern Ag Today - January 28, 2026 In 2025, U.S. peanut planted area reached its highest mark since 1991, at 1.95 million acres, as was confirmed by the recently released Crop Production Annual Summary. This...
Pine Sawtimber Prices Soften as Pine Pulpwood Continues to Fall
Yanshu Li, Southern Ag Today January 26, 2026 Southern Timber Market Update In the fourth quarter of 2025, average pine sawtimber stumpage prices across the South softened further. Pine sawtimber averaged $23.23/ton, about 6% lower than a year ago and 10% below its...