Farmers Working Together to Integrate Crop and Livestock Production
Andrea Albertin, UF/IFAS Water Regional Extension Agent, and Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Jackson County Craig Bishop, Jackson County, is a row crop farmer who grows, peanuts, corn, cotton, and soybeans. Steve "Beaver" Yoder, Calhoun County, is a cattle rancher who grows...
Thinking About Starting a Farm? Essential Knowledge for Beginner Farmers or Ranchers
Embarking on a farming journey can be an exciting and rewarding experience. However, it requires a solid understanding of key principles and practices to ensure success. Many times, failure is experienced when a person jumps headfirst into farming without...
Final Watermelon Update for 2023
Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops – published June 14, 2023 Welcome to the 2023 growing season, weekly issue of the UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates are summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Able to Recover from Pesky Lows
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics December futures have declined to the 79 cents area three times in the past several months, beginning back in March. It’s worrisome when this happens but each time prices have recovered. Most recently...
Friday Feature: SW Georgia Sweet Corn Harvest
This week's featured video was published by the Farm Monitor, Georgia Farm Bureau's TV show shared weekly on various stations in the state. This video highlights sweet corn harvest at Rentz Family Farms, near Bainbridge, Georgia. According to Kevin Rentz, sweet corn...
Southern Rust Confirmed in Florida Panhandle – Scout Your Corn Fields
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Regional Specialized Agent Row Crop IPM; Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathologist, Dr. Ian Small, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist Many of the Panhandle’s March planted corn fields are now well into tassel stage (VT). From tassel to milk...
Blackberry Pruning Tips for Optimal Plant Growth and Yield
Muhammad A. Shahid, and Shahid Iqbal, Fruit Physiology Lab, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy FL Blackberries are an emerging fruit crop in Florida, particularly in North Florida. Various factors contribute to getting high fruit yield and quality,...
Livestock Antibiotics Now Require a Veterinarian Prescription
Just in case you have not heard already, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented changes to how antimicrobials (antibiotics) will be sold for livestock production starting June 11th, 2023 through the Guidance for Industry (GFI) #263. None of the...
May 2023 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook
Rainfall May rainfall was highly variable across the Panhandle with a big temperature swing. The map to the left above shows the estimated rainfall from May 2023. Only the portions shaded in green received 4-6" for the month, the areas in yellow 3-4", and in tan...
Friday Feature: Experimental Peanut Patch Therapy for Toddlers with Peanut Allergy
According to the National Peanut Board, "since 2001 peanut farmers have invested more than $25.3 million of their own dollars into research and education about food and peanut allergies." A research summary, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine,...