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![Evaluating Last Week’s Freeze Damage in Corn & Small Grains](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/PulledUpCornAfterFreeze_RomeE3-524x675.jpg)
Evaluating Last Week’s Freeze Damage in Corn & Small Grains
Rome Ethredge - UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist Corn Corn affected by cold is growing out of it in deep southwest Georgia where we had 4 hours of freezing temperatures 12 days ago with a low of 28.7 degrees F. It was colder as you went north and more...
![2022 Watermelon Update #2- Week of March 21](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/UF-IFAS-Watermelon-Angular-Leaf-Spot-1080x675.png)
2022 Watermelon Update #2- Week of March 21
Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren (Levy), Tyler Pittman (Gilchrist), Tatiana Sanchez (Alachua), Luke Harlow (Union), Jay Capasso (Columbia), Dan Fenneman (Madison), Keith Wynn (Hamilton), Danielle Sprague (Jefferson), Emily...
![Friday Feature: Robotic Range Cube Feeder for Cattle](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/V1-Ranch-Rover-featured-image.png)
Friday Feature: Robotic Range Cube Feeder for Cattle
I am certain that many ranchers and cowboys have daydreamed about utilizing robots to handle routine farm chores. This week's featured video was published by Smooth Ag Solutions to share the prototype of their V1 Ranch Rover. The V1 Ranch Rover can deliver feed...
![Ornamental Rhizoma Perennial Peanut for Groundcover or Alternative Turf](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/Ornamental-Pernnial-Peanut-Credit-Tyler-Jones-UF-IFAS-1080x675.jpg)
Ornamental Rhizoma Perennial Peanut for Groundcover or Alternative Turf
Kelly Thomas, Ann Blount, Gary Knox, and Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy This is the time of year when we begin to see perennial peanut peeking out from under the soil and showing small leaves that signal the...
![Time to Think About Pond Weeds](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/Pond-edge-1080x675.jpg)
Time to Think About Pond Weeds
With warming weather comes weed problems, and the field is not the only place they can pop up. Farm ponds, whether used for irrigation, livestock, or just recreation, can often grow numerous pesky weeds that impact the use of these water bodies. A few lily pads might...
![Cotton Marketing News: Prices Continue Seesaw Action Leaving Growers Concerned and Frustrated](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/Shurley-3-14-22-Cotton-futures-price-chart.png)
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Continue Seesaw Action Leaving Growers Concerned and Frustrated
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics “Profit” = (Price x Yield) – Costs. Price is always an important part of the equation. A good year, production-wise, can be offset by low price, or higher than expected costs. Costs for 2022 will be...
![Beef Cattle Genetic Selection Terminology](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2018/05/So-Cattle-Herefords.jpg)
Beef Cattle Genetic Selection Terminology
Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist Over the past 30 years we have seen the number of Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) reported by beef breeds expand several times over. Over the past 20 years, $Values have...
![Friday Feature: Trust US Cotton Initiative](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/US-Cotton-Trust-Protocol-logo.png)
Friday Feature: Trust US Cotton Initiative
This week's featured video was produced by the US Cotton Council to promote a new concept to meet the needs of retailers looking for more transparency and the ability to document sustainable sourcing for the raw products used to make retail products. The program that...
![Which Nematicides are Effective for Managing Nematodes in Field Corn?](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2022/03/May-2021-hcn-nematode-damage-1080x675.jpg)
Which Nematicides are Effective for Managing Nematodes in Field Corn?
Plant-parasitic nematodes can substantially reduce yield in field corn. Crop rotation and nematicide application are the main options for managing nematodes in corn. Among nematicides, historically a single product, Counter (active ingredient terbufos), has been the...
![Why Buyers Pay More for Castrated Calves?](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2019/10/IMG_0384-1080x675.jpg)
Why Buyers Pay More for Castrated Calves?
Over average, castrated steer calves will bring $25 to $45/head more than bull calves at local livestock markets, the spread generally increases as calves get older/heavier - these calves will be significantly discounted when not castrated. Why will buyers pay such a...