Is Your Horse Enterprise a Business or a Hobby?
Dr. Saundra TenBroeck, UF/IFAS Extension Horse Specialist Most would agree that involvement with horses and the horse industry requires significant investment. If the intent of a horse enterprise is to generate a net gain in revenue, then it may be recognized...
Citrus Greening (HLB) Update for North Florida and Georgia
Iriarte, F.B1, Lovestrand E.L.2, McConnell J.3, Demorest N.4, Tancig M.5, Martini X.1, Andersen P.1, and Paret M1. University of Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL1, and UF/IFAS Franklin2, Bay3, Columbia4 and Leon5 County Extension. Back in 2016, Citrus...
2021 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Farm Worker Wages
In almost every relationship, discussions about money can be very awkward. As we close out 2020, many farmers and landowners have begun discussion about farmland rental agreements and renewing leases. It is also a good time of the year to think about worker...
Christmas Trees for Your Fishpond
There is something special about the tradition of a live Christmas tree. For many families the tradition of cutting and decorating the live tree is the prefect start to the holidays. But after you are done decking the halls and hanging the tinsel, most of the 13...
Corn Yield Contest Reflects Resilience of Corn and the Farmers Who Grow It
Source: National Corn Growers Association Corn growers showed the amazing possibilities open to agriculture with the use of modern seed varieties, advanced production techniques and innovative growing practices this year as David Hula topped the 600...
Friday Feature: Jefferson County’s Fulford Family Farms
This week's featured video was produced by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Clay and Kari Fulford, Jefferson County, who were one of three Florida farms selected as finalist for the 2021 Achievement in Agriculture Award. While they were not selected as the...
Managing Fire Ants in Citrus Groves
Rowda Altamimi, MS student & Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department The red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Figure 1 below) is an invasive species that is speculated to have been introduced into the US through the state of Alabama...
Crop Fertilizer Tune-Up to Up Your Game in 2022
Mark Warren, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County Agriculture Agent Farmers across North Florida are expressing concern about high and rising fertilizer costs as they look to the upcoming season. While there isn’t much that we can offer in terms of supply chain issues and...
Who Owns and Controls Farming Data?
Ziwen Yu, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department The future of agriculture depends on the adoption of new technologies that gather, transfer, manage, and analyze data to make better decisions on all aspects in agriculture. These...
November 2021 Weather Summary and 2022 Outlook
Rainfall November was not a typical month across the Panhandle. After months of above average rainfall in 2021, La Niña kicked in with a vengeance. The map above to the left shows the actual estimated rainfall for November. The entire Panhandle received less than...