March 2024 Florida Cattle Market Update – Current and Future Feedlot Inventories
USDA released the latest monthly cattle on feed report on Friday, March 22. There was much anticipation about how much higher February placements would be compared to January placements. February placements (cattle entering the feedlot) were 10% higher than a year ago...
Weekly Watermelon Update #2 & #3 – March 31
Welcome to our 2024 season’s weekly issue of the UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates will be summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops, with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark...
Cotton Marketing News – Surprising Acreage Number Could Provide Further Support
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics USDA’s Prospective Plantings report projects that farmers intend to plant 10.67 million acres this year—4.3% more than last year. This is less than expected. Most industry estimates were thinking acreage would...
Friday Feature: How Cotton is Farmed
April is here, so farming in the Panhandle is ramping up steadily. Corn, watermelons, and other vegetables are off and growing, and in the coming weeks cotton and then peanuts will be planted. This week's featured video was published by Georgia Public Broadcasting...
Cashew Nutshell Extract: A Feed Additive with Potential to Reduce Methane Emissions from Cattle
Wilmer Cuervo and Nicolas DiLorenzo, North Florida Research and Education Center - Marianna Beef Cattle Methane Emissions In today's dynamic agricultural landscape, cattle ranchers face a central challenge: how to meet the ever-increasing global demand for beef...
Weekly Watermelon Update #1 – March 17
Welcome to our first 2024 season’s weekly issue of our UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates will be summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops, with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents:...
2024 Citrus Health Forum Recap & Presentation Links
The 2024 Citrus Health Forum was held on February 22, at the North Florida Research & Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy, Florida. There were six educational presentations and a tradeshow with 10 booths. Growers also had the opportunity to earn Florida and Georgia...
UF Animal Science Department Recognized as ABBA 2024 Performance Breeder of the Year
American Brahman Breeders Association The American Brahman Breeders Association (ABBA) is proud to announce the winner of the 2024 Performance Breeder of the Year is the University of Florida. The University of Florida was chosen by the Research & Breed...
Friday Featured: 1st U.S. Farmed Certified Beer
On March 19, 2024, American Farmland Trust (AFT), a national nonprofit organization that focuses on protecting farmers and farm land in the U.S., launched a new U.S. Farmed certification and packaging seal for products that derive at least 95 percent of their...
How Stress Impacts Cattle Reproduction
Mauro Venturini, Daniella Heredia, Maria Camila López, Angela Gonella Diaza, North Florida Research and Education Center, and Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County Introduction Stress is defined as a physiological response to a threat. Stress and the...