Myth Busters: GnRH Hormone Edition
Back in 2003 the Discovery Channel rolled out Myth Busters and we all started looking at things we accepted as truth and asking if they were BUSTED or CONFIRMED! While there are few people in the cattle industry blowing things up on a daily basis (not on purpose),...
Che Trejo wins 2022 UF Top Rancher Challenge at FCA Convention
UF/IFAS Extension introduced a new concept at the Florida Cattlemen's Convention and Allied Trade Show, in Marco Island that was a big hit. The 2022 UF Top Rancher Challenge was a friendly, yet challenging competition that allowed participants at the Trade Show to...
Georgia Grain News 6-11-22
Rome Ethredge, UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist Soybean Early System Indeterminate soybeans are now setting pods. They set them starting at the bottom of the plant and work their way up. The plant keeps growing and blooming. Determinate varieties, like...
Cotton Marketing News – Negative Forces Attempting to Take Control
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics December futures have been ranged between roughly $1.17 and $1.32 for over 2 months—reaching 3 consecutive new contract highs before taking a downturn over the past month. After making somewhat of a recovery...
Friday Feature: The Eulogy of a Cowboy for Baxter Black
This week's featured video is a sad one, as we lost a great entertainer of the cattle ranching industry. Baxter Black — the cowboy poet, philosopher, humorist, and large-animal veterinarian died at his home in Benson, Arizona at the age of 77, on June 10, 2022. I...
Introducing the New UF Silage Hybrid Decision Tool
Marcelo Wallau, Diwakar Vyas and Ashley Kuhn, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Corn and sorghum silages are among the most important feedstuffs for the dairy industry in the state, and they have been gaining interest with beef cattle producers as well. Selection of...
Efficient Management of Bermuda Grass Stem Maggot to Reduce Costs
A lot of research has been conducted to create mitigation strategies for the Bermudagrass Stem Maggot (BSM) throughout the Southeast. This pesky little fly has caused headache and heartache for Bermudagrass hay producers in the Panhandle area. While we have proven...
2022 Watermelon Update #13 – June 6
Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren (Levy), Tyler Pittman (Gilchrist), Tatiana Sanchez (Alachua), Luke Harlow (Union), Jay Capasso (Columbia), Dan Fenneman (Madison), Keith Wynn (Hamilton), Danielle Sprague (Jefferson), Emily...
Dr. Singh is the New UF/IFAS Cropping System Specialist in Jay
Dr. Hardeep Singh recently joined UF/IFAS as the new Cropping Systems Specialist at the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC). He filled a position recently vacated by Dr. Mike Mulvaney. Prior to this position, Dr. Singh worked as Postdoctoral Research...
Friday Feature: Calibrating a Boomless Sprayer – 1/8 Acre Method
Last week we shared the Noble Foundation's 1/128 sprayer calibration video for standard boom sprayers. This week's featured video is a Do-It-Yourself Video produced by the Noble Foundation for calibrating a boomless sprayer. Boomless sprayers have become very...