Great Florida Cattle Drive 2022 will Celebrate 500 Years of Cattle in Florida – December 4-10
Source: Florida Cow Culture Preservation Committee The Great Florida Cattle Drive 2022 will be held December 4 - 10th, with 500 participants helping take 1,000 head of cattle through some of the last "Old Florida" style lands. To celebrate the previous drives...
Friday Feature: Great Florida Cattle Drive 2016
This week's featured video was published by the Associated Press to share highlights from the 2016 Great Florida Cattle Drive, which was the third such ride held to commemorate the history of cattle production in Florida. The Florida Cow Culture Preservation...
Thanks for Honking! Would You Like to Know What I’m Doing in that Cotton Field?
On a beautiful August morning, I spent some time in a dryland cotton field at the corner of Highway 197 and Highway 89 in Santa Rosa County, and felt very welcomed by the local farmers via the multitude of honks and waves. I'm guessing some of you might be...
July Weather Summary & 3-Month Outlook
Rainfall July brought some relief for many areas of the Panhandle that were abnormally dry. The cloudy and rainy afternoons helped bring temperatures back down slightly as well. In the map to the right above you can see that several of the Western and Central ...
Friday Feature: The Weed Zapper Annihilator
This week's featured video highlights a relatively new technology being studied for weed control in late season crop weed escapes. The Weed Zapper Annihilator uses a front mounted 3-point hitch bar to pass electricity through weeds above the crop canopy, with a...
Mitigating Risk for an Equine Enterprise
Saundra TenBroeck, UF/IFAS State Extension Horse Specialist Running a horse operation or simply owning horses can bring potential risk associated with clients and/or guests on your property, particularly youth. Some courts have found that a child can find a...
What are those Winding Paths in Crop Leaves?
Have you ever noticed what looks like little winding squiggly paths through the leaf surface of your vegetable crops? If so, then you likely had a visit from leafminers. The most common leafminer species we encounter in our Florida vegetable crops are vegetable...
Guidelines for Selecting a Consulting Forester
Ian Stone, Forestry/Natural Resources Agent-Walton County Selecting a consulting forester is a major decision for landowners with both small and large private forest management enterprises. Consulting foresters provide technical forestry assistance in all...
US Beef Cows Drop 2% in NASS July Cattle Inventory Report
- The USDA National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) published their annual July 1 Cattle inventory Report on July 22, 2022. There were not many surprises in this year's report, but it is helpful to know the general trend in the US. The total, "All Cattle and...
Friday Feature: Hay Bale Swimming Pool
Students in Staffordshire, England figured out a way to beat the heat wave in Europe this summer. They built a swimming pool using big square hay bales, silage wrap plastic, and then lined the square hole with a tarp so it would hold water. It is amazing what farm...