Friday Feature: Big Tool Rack for Your Tractor
This week's feature video shares a unique invention that turns your tractor into a utility vehicle. The BIGTOOLRACK provides a short bed with a tailgate and racks to hold tools and small equipment. With the BIGTOOLRACK you can use your tractor for all sorts of...
Peanut Rust Found in Florida Sentinel Plots – A Potentially Explosive Disease
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, De Broughton, Regional Crop Agent, Nick Dufault, Crop Pathologist As we near the end of August, many peanut fields in the Panhandle range from 100 to 125 days after planting (DAP). This late in the season, some growers are...
Caring for Long-eared Equine: Feeding and Nutritional Management of Donkeys
Dr. Carissa Wickens, UF/IFAS, Department of Animal Sciences and Dr. Nettie Liburt, Mars Horsecare, BUCKEYE™ Nutrition Donkeys evolved in desert areas and were well adapted to grazing poor-quality forages. Ancestors of donkeys consumed high fiber,...
What are the Benefits of Freezer Beef?
Some benefits/advantages of buying freezer beef are you can often see the live animal you are purchasing, how it was raised, and what it was fed. Also, you can choose how long you want the carcass aged, what cuts of meat you want, and how many pounds of meat per...
8/27/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Dr. Barry Tillman, Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, and Camila Ichazo The days keep ticking by as we progress through this 2021 crop year. As you can see...
Beef Cow Herd Down 2% From July 2020
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the July 1, 2021 Cattle Inventory Report at the end of last month. This report shows that the National Cattle Inventory has continued to shrink since the peak in 2018. The chart above tracks the...
Alabama Extension’s Basic Forage Online Course
Alabama Extension has developed an online course called Forage Basics that will be available starting September 1st. This course is a collaboration among extension specialists and Auburn University College of Agriculture faculty, with financial support from a grant...
Cotton Marketing News: Strong Prices Continue with Few Hiccups
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Most of the time, but not always, prices tend to trend down as we move closer to harvest. It’s called seasonality, and for that reason, farmers like to price some portion of their crop prior to harvest. ...
Friday Double Feature: 2021 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day Highlights
The annual Peanut Field Day, hosted by the University of Florida, was held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna, Florida. This week's two featured videos share the highlights from this event with a video produced...
Anticipating and Adapting to New Challenges in the Beef Cattle Business
In 2021 and in the near future, managing cost of production will be essential for beef cattle operations to maintain cash flow and remain profitable. Cattle prices are improving slowly and are expected to continue to increase with the shrinking U.S. cattle inventory....