Private Applicator/Core Pesticide Applicator Exam Prep & CEUs – December 13
If you need to take the exam to secure a restricted use pesticide applicator license, or just need CEUs for license renewal, make plans to attend the Private Applicator/Core Pesticide Applicator Training on Wednesday, December 13! The event will be hosted by UF/IFAS...
USDA Extends Application Deadline for Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13
Source: USDA Press Release 9/22/23 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending the deadline for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program to January 13, 2024, to give eligible farmers, ranchers and forest landowners more time to apply for assistance. The...
2024 Tri-State Fruit and Vegetable Conference – January 31
Fruit and vegetable growers across the Florida Panhandle, as well as Southern Alabama and Georgia, are invited to attend the 2024 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Annual Conference. This conference will be held Wednesday, January 31st, 2024 at the UF/IFAS Extension...
AFVGA Annual Conference & Trade Show – February 14-16
The Alabama Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association would like to invite you to their Annual Conference & Trade Show scheduled for February 14th to 16th, at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama. This year's conference features a variety...
Friday Feature: Portable Shade for Rotational Grazing
This week's featured video was published by Shade Haven to highlight their portable livestock shade equipment. Shade is very important for managing heat stress in grazing cattle. Shade Haven's portable shades allow producers to move shade to where the cattle are...
Be Mindful of Toxic Weeds in Your Pastures this Fall
Weeds are always a concern for pastures and hay fields. However, some of these weeds can be toxic to livestock. There are some fall and winter weeds livestock producers should be aware of and look out for. This especially becomes an issue when we experience drought...
Pollinators in Agronomic Crops
Given that the UF/IFAS Extension theme for the Sunbelt Ag Expo and the North Florida Fair exhibits were pollinators, I want to talk about pollinators in agronomic crops. Are they beneficial to your crops? Are crops beneficial to pollinators? Pollination by insects is...
New Perspectives for the Management of Invasive Air Potato Vine
Jessica Griesheimer, PhD Student, Xavier Martini, Entomology Specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy Air Potato Vine, Dioscorea bulbifera, is a perennial invasive vine found throughout the Southeastern United States. Infestations are commonly...
October 2023 Weather Summary & Winter Outlook
Rainfall October was another dry month for much of Florida. NOAA provides maps with estimates of rainfall for the month as well as a comparison to average precipitation. The map to the left above shows the range of rainfall for the state. In the Panhandle,...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Lose Support, Now What?
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics A friend posted on Facebook (11/08/2023) about the horrendous decline in cotton price to 75 cents. Here was my response: “When it gets bad and drops like this, it's usually because the market is afraid and...