Friday Feature: John Deere Farm Equipment Videos for Kids
This week's featured video comes from John Deere's YouTube channel made especially for kids, called John Deere Kids. The tractor video I selected to highlight was one of the shorter ones, but the videos on this channel could be fun ways to share farming with kids in...
2024 Northwest Florida Beef Cattle Conference & Trade Show – February 14
Ranchers, family members, and ranch hands are invited to attend the 39th annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference and Trade Show to be held Wednesday, February 14, 2024. This event will be held at the Jackson County Extension Office Auditorium, located at 2741...
Jefferson County 2024 Beginning Beekeeping Series: January 13-February 10
Are you thinking about raising bees on your property? - Do you want to learn more about beekeeping? - Please join us for the 2nd annual Beginner Beekeeping Workshop Series. The four-session workshop will provide educational training with live demonstrations...
Chitosan – A Sustainable and Ecofriendly Approach to Extend the Shelf Life of Fruit
Muhammad Shahid and Muneer Rehman, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Chitosan is an edible coating material used to extend the shelf life of perishable commodities. It is a natural polysaccharide derived from chitin, a main component found in...
November 2023 Weather Summary & Winter Outlook
Rainfall November was another dry month for the Central Time Zone counties in the Panhandle, but the Big Bend counties had more normal rainfall for the month. The map to the left above shows NOAA's estimated rainfall totals for November. Taylor County was the wet...
Cotton Marketing News – Demand Questions as Prices Stabilize
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Cotton prices (March 24 futures) have made a bit of a recovery since the most recent dip and low to the 78-79 cents area. While far from a “happy place”, hopefully this signals that prices have recovered, trying...
Santa Rosa County Restricted Use Pesticide Applicator Training – January 18
On January 18th, Santa Rosa County Extension will be hosting a Core/Private Applicator Pesticide Training in the conference room of the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) located at 4253 Experiment Drive Jay, FL 32565. Registration...
2024 Florida Bull Test Sale – January 20
Nicloas DiLorenzo, Florida Bull Test Coordinator, and UF/IFAS Beef Nutrition Specialist The 24th annual Florida Bull Test was conducted at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education center in Marianna in 2023. There were 115 consignments...
Santa Rosa County Row Crop Production Meeting – January 30
On January 30th, Santa Rosa County Extension will be hosting its annual Row Crop Production meeting. Due to scheduled construction at the Jay Office location, the event will be held at the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), 4253 Experiment...
Friday Feature: Missouri Sunn Hemp Hay Trial
This week's featured video was published by Missouri Extension to highlight some research being done on the use of Sunn Hemp hay. Dr. Harley Naumann shares the story of sunn hemp planted in July and harvested in September at the Central Missouri Research, Extension...