Price Projections – A Risk Management Tool for Beef Cattle Producers
The climate for marketing feeder calves over the last decade has been nothing short of breath taking. The amount of economic information that is available and must be taken into account on a daily basis can be simply overwhelming. I think it is safe to say that when...
Launch of the Urban Farming and Entrepreneurship Training Program
- Throughout the Panhandle and Big Bend Region of Florida, many residents struggle to access healthy foods. Of the 20 Florida counties with the most people living in poverty, more than half are in the Panhandle and Big Bend Region. Unfortunately, poverty leads to...
Velum Given Clearance for Use on Aspergillus Crown Rot in Peanut
Keith Rucker, Bayer U.S., recently shared the following with UF/IFAS Plant Pathologists: Bayer finally received approval for a 2ee label which adds Aspergillus as a pest to the Velum label. This is based off of multiple years of research done by Dr. Tim Brenneman at...
How Did Your Farm Fare in 2020?
Kirsten Romaguera, public relations specialist, UF/IFAS Communications GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the United States nears the one-year anniversary of the first lockdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the nation’s food supply chain are still feeling its effects....
Friday Feature: 1950 Farm Co-Op Promo Film for Alabama Farmers
This week's featured video is a historic film used to recruit Alabama farmers into the Tennessee Valley Cooperative, circa 1950. This film merges the Alabama Extension Service, research from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (became Auburn in 1960), and a farmer...
Integrating Perennial Peanut into Grazing Operations
Jose Dubeux, Liza Garcia, David Jaramillo, Erick Santos, Flavia van Cleef, Luana Queiroz, Carlos Garcia, Daciele Abreu, Martin Ruiz-Moreno - Introduction Perennial warm-season grasses (e.g., bahiagrass, bermudagrass) are the backbone of livestock operations in North...
Unsightly and Painful Winter Barnyard Weeds
Burweed I don’t know about you, but I am fighting some bothersome winter weeds this season. In high traffic areas around my barn, I have developed a lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis) issue. Lawn burweed, also called spurweed, is a low growing winter annual that...
Implementation of The Clean Waterways Act and Agricultural Best Management Practices
Dr. Michael Dukes, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency Director - Since Senate Bill 712 (SB 712) was signed into law July 2020 there have been many questions about requirements and implementation. We have worked closely with the Florida Department of Agriculture...
Panhandle Row Crop Update Video Presentations
- Throughout the month of February, the Panhandle Ag Extension Team hosted a four-part virtual series geared towards cotton, peanut, corn, and soybean production, as well as precision agriculture. Extension specialists from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama provided...
Friday Feature: Introducing Jerry Bohn, NCBA’s New President
This week's featured video was published by NCBA's Cattlemen to Cattleman news program. The video introduces NCBA members to the incoming president, Jerry Bohn. Bohn is part owner for Pratt Feeders, near Pratt Kansas. The video shares the story of Pratt Feeders that...