New Nematode Management Products For Row Crops in 2021
There are relatively few products to manage nematodes in row crops, so new products or product changes are something agricultural professionals should be aware of. In 2021, new releases or product changes have been made for certain nematode-resistant cultivars and...
Santa Rosa County 2020 Cotton Variety Test Results
A cold February has offered plenty of time to think about which crops to grow in the coming season. If cotton is one of the crops you are considering, the variety trial results from the 2020 season can help you make a more informed decision. In 2020, two different...
Cotton Marketing News: Demand Situation is Key to 2021 Prices, Income, and Risk Management
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – Prices have continued to show upward strength, although down sharply today—putting a halt to 9 consecutively higher days. Cotton futures were down 300 to 400 points today with old crop May at 89.69 and new...
Hurricane Michael Emergency Forest Restoration Program Open Again
- It has been over two years since Hurricane Michael devastated the Central Panhandle. In that time tremendous strides have been made towards patching our part of the world back together. Some of the landscape is getting back to normal, but in some areas the...
Friday Feature: Reducing Methane from Cattle – UF/IFAS Beef Unit Research in the News
This week's featured video was a news story published by Fox13 Tampa Bay that featured a local researcher. Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Beef Cattle Specialist, at the North Florida Research and Education Center - Marianna, is conducting research on feed additives...
After Another Year of Industrial Hemp Research, the Risks Remain the Same
Josh Freeman, Horticultural Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center - After the first year of industrial hemp (IH) research in 2019, we had a pretty good idea of how some varieties would perform in our area. The yields in North Florida were...
Baleage Production from Cool-Season Forage Cover Crops
- Cashing in on Cover Crops The University of Georgia recently released a well written publication, UGA Baleage Production and Use that discusses key recommendations for success, as well as advantages and challenges of baleage as compared to dry hay production. After...
US Cattle Herd Decreases Slightly for Second Year in 2020
- USDA's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released the annual January 1 Cattle Inventory Report on January 29, 2021. From 2013 through 2018 the US cattle herd increased. For the second straight year, the total number of cattle in the US dropped again...
Friday Feature: Livestock on the Land
This week's featured video is actually the trailer for a documentary that was published by the Practical Farmers of Iowa. Livestock on the Land is a concept not that different that the Sod-Based Rotation efforts that researchers at the University of Florida have...
Farmer’s Market Growers Plan Ahead – Plant Resistant Tomatoes
- It is mid-February, so the spring growing season is just around the corner. Customers will be flocking to local farmers markets and looking for their favorite locally grown tomatoes. Although tomatoes are a favorite kitchen staple, they prove challenging to grow in...