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![Friday Feature: Controlling Algae and Weeds in Ponds](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2021/07/UNeb-Pond-weed-featured-image-1080x660.png)
Friday Feature: Controlling Algae and Weeds in Ponds
Summertime is peak season for all sorts of weeds on land, but it is also the time of year Extension Offices receive numerous calls about weeds in ponds. Filamentous algae is the most common pond weed problem, but blue-green algae can be toxic to fish and livestock. ...
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Talking About Grazing Management – Charla manejo de pasturas
Marcelo Wallau, Forage Extension Specialist UF/IFAS This past week I was invited by a colleague from Costa Rica, Dr. Luis Villalobos, to provide a virtual presentation on pasture management for an audience of students, producers, and consultants from multiple places...
![Getting Neglected Pecan Orchards Back into Production – Is It Worth It?](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2021/06/Abandoned-Pecan-Orchard-473x675.jpg)
Getting Neglected Pecan Orchards Back into Production – Is It Worth It?
One common question I have received over the years is, “I have these pecan trees and I want to get them back into production, what should I do?” According to Dr. Pete Anderson, UF/IFAS Emeritus Horticulture Specialist, most of Florida’s pecan trees are in orchards...
![7/1/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2021/07/Peanut-Harvest-1080x675.jpg)
7/1/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, Dr. Barry Tillman Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, and Camila Ichazo The dry conditions many growers had back in May and the beginning of June are well behind...
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June 30 Watermelon Crop Update
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith Wynn, Danielle Sprague, Kevin...
![Friday Feature: The Bale Baron](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2021/06/Marcrest-Bale-Baron-featured-image.png)
Friday Feature: The Bale Baron
The last week of June, forage specialists and county agents met in Live Oak, FL for the annual UF/IFAS Forage Worker's Meeting. This group meets annually to coordinate research and extension educational efforts to meet the needs of forage producers in Florida. Part...
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Properly Preserving Summer Silage Crops
Kacey Aukema, Ag Extension Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Walton County Forages harvested as silage or baleage are preserved through the ensiling process that creates low-oxygen and acidic conditions to prevent undesirable microbial growth. Facilitating the optimum...
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Maximizing Cow Herd Revenue through Sire Selection
Last week I posted an article detailing the rise of input costs over the last year, and offered a list of points for producers to consider with the goal of increasing revenues to help offset rising input costs. As I work through possible ways to increase...
![Friday Feature: Cow Cuddling Agritourism](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2021/06/Cow-Cuddling.png)
Friday Feature: Cow Cuddling Agritourism
This week's featured video was published by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) to share a story on a crazy trend that started in the Netherlands called "Cow Cuddling" or "Cow Hugging" therapy. I have heard of people paying to swim with dolphins, or horse trail...
![Worms in Young Peanuts – Are they Tobacco Budworms, Corn Earworms, or Velvetbean Caterpillars? ID is Essential for Control](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2021/06/Caterpillars-EC-2021-1080x675.jpg)
Worms in Young Peanuts – Are they Tobacco Budworms, Corn Earworms, or Velvetbean Caterpillars? ID is Essential for Control
By: Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Row Crop IPM Agent and Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist Caterpillar sightings in young peanut fields have skyrocketed over the past week, with calls pouring into local extension offices. Some fields as young as 25 days after...