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Friday Feature: Artificial Intelligence in a Weed Control Machine
This week's featured video was published by NBC news to highlight new technology being utilized in farming. Large-scale vegetable farming is huge business in California, Arizona, and South Florida. This industry has been very reliant on migrant labor to be...
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Adding Soft Mast Trees to Your Wildlife Food Plots
I haven’t yet met a hunter that didn’t want to improve his/her hunting situation and attract more deer. Over the last couple of years, I have written about several strategies Panhandle hunters can adopt to accomplish just that – namely planting warm season forages...
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Economic Impact Study Indicates the Florida Equine Industry Remains Strong
The American Horse Council Economic Impact Study was conducted in 2023 with the intention of quantifying the value of the equine industry in national and state economies by considering direct, indirect, and induced spending related to horse ownership, recreation, and...
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Weekly Watermelon Update #4 – April 7
Welcome to this week’s issue of our 2024 season UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates will be summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops, with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark...
![Friday Feature: Honeybee Academy – Is Beekeeping Right for Me? & How much does it cost to get started?](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2024/04/Beekeeping-Acadamy-featured-image.png)
Friday Feature: Honeybee Academy – Is Beekeeping Right for Me? & How much does it cost to get started?
This week's featured videos were published by the UF/IFAS Honeybee Lab to address some common questions that people have about getting started as new beekeepers. They have developed a play list called, Honeybee Academy, which begins with a series of videos aimed at...
![The Importance of Pollination for Seedless Watermelons and How to Enhance it](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2024/04/Martini-Figure-1-Honey-bee-on-watermelon-flower-570x675.jpg)
The Importance of Pollination for Seedless Watermelons and How to Enhance it
Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Horticulture Entomologist, Thomson Paris, Postdoctoral Associate, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy Watermelon is a popular crop cultivated in the Suwanee Valley and the Florida Panhandle. One of the key aspects for watermelon...
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2024 Jefferson County Pasture Walk Recap
UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County and FAMU Extension held a highly successful Spring Pasture Walk and Talk on March 19th, 2024, at Finlayson Farms. Cattle ranchers, Extension Agents, and researchers from around North Florida attended this event to learn about the...
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March 2024 Florida Cattle Market Update – Current and Future Feedlot Inventories
USDA released the latest monthly cattle on feed report on Friday, March 22. There was much anticipation about how much higher February placements would be compared to January placements. February placements (cattle entering the feedlot) were 10% higher than a year ago...
![Weekly Watermelon Update #2 & #3 – March 31](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2024/03/Early-Season-Fusarium-Wilt-Watermelon_Hochmuth-684x675.png)
Weekly Watermelon Update #2 & #3 – March 31
Welcome to our 2024 season’s weekly issue of the UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates will be summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops, with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark...
![Cotton Marketing News – Surprising Acreage Number Could Provide Further Support](https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/files/2024/04/Change-in-Crop-Acres-in-Cotton-Producing-States-2.png)
Cotton Marketing News – Surprising Acreage Number Could Provide Further Support
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics USDA’s Prospective Plantings report projects that farmers intend to plant 10.67 million acres this year—4.3% more than last year. This is less than expected. Most industry estimates were thinking acreage would...