Land Management to Enhance Wild Turkey in the Panhandle
Many of us are still surprised when a wild turkey is beside the road or off in a distant field. It is a wonderful sight to see a flock of turkeys slowly working their way across an open expanse. Most often what you see are hens and juveniles. Poults are young ones...
CalfDex: A Free Basic Record App for Cow-Calf Producers
Audrey Marchek, Ted Schroeder, Robert Larson, and Jake Hefley, Kansas State University In December 2022, the framework design for CalfDex, a newly available animal data recording tool, was completed. Developers of CalfDex are now in the process of finalizing...
Friday Feature: Harvesting Timber on Your Property – What You Need to Know
This week's featured video was published by the Texas A&M Forest Service. Jason Jones, Texas A&M Forest Service, provides an overview of timber harvest on your property. He recommends working with a consulting forester to coordinate the details of timber...
9/22/23 Peanut Maturity Update – The End is Near
We've made it to Fall and pleasant surprise, it actually feels fall-like outside (at least by Florida standards). As you would expect, with us moving into Fall we are seeing the peanut growing season really starting to wind down. Unfortunately, the hand that...
Hurricane Idalia: Florida Agricultural Production Losses Top Estimated $78M
Kirsten Romaguera Rabin, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Early reports from agricultural operations in Florida’s Big Bend region indicate production losses caused by Hurricane Idalia fall in an estimated range of $78.8 million to $370.9 million,...
Genomics: Transforming the Beef Industry
Raluca Mateescu, & Aubry Pearce, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida Genomics is the field dedicated to exploring DNA’s structure, function, evolution, and genetic composition in animals. It encompasses the entirety of genes and genetic material...
2023 WFREC Extension Farm Field Day Highlights
On August 24, 2023, the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) hosted an Extension Farm Field Day that brought together farmers, researchers, and agriculture enthusiasts for a day of learning, networking, and celebrating the agricultural innovations of the...
Friday Feature: World’s Tallest Steer
This week's featured video was published by the Guinness World Records to recognize Tommy the World's Tallest Steer. Tommy is a 13 year old, 6'1" Brown Swiss Steer, owned by Fred Balawender, Cheshire, Massachusetts. He was named after Tom Brady, the famous NFL...
Managing the Effects of Excessive Heat in Silage Corn and Other Crops
William Hammond, UF/IFAS Plant Physiologist, Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist, Clyde Fraise, UF/IFAS Agrometeorologist, and Gerard Sapes, UF/IFAS Plant Physiologist Florida is going through one of the hottest summers on record. Between February 1st...
Fall Cover Crop Options and Planting Rates
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Crop IPM Agent; Audrey Gamble, AU Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences; Ann Blount, Southern Seed Certification As corn harvest wraps up and the peanut/cotton harvest begins, now is the time to plan for and coordinate a field’s...