How Much is that Cheaper “Cow Hay” Really Costing You?
Robbie Jones, UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County, and Marcello Wallau, UF/IFAS Extension Forage Specialist Late fall is the time of year when farmers and ranchers begin to rely on hay as the main source of forage, either for the duration of winter, or at least as...
Friday Feature: John Deere’s See and Spray System
The Sunbelt Ag Expo featured a wide range of new equipment innovations on display in one location. If you went to the Expo, you may have seen the massive 120' self-propelled sprayer on display at the John Deere exhibit. This machine came equipped with the See and...
Farming More Efficiently with Grid Soil Testing and Precision Nutrient Application
De Broughton, Regional Specialized Row Crop Agent, Tyler Pittman, Gilchrist County Extension Agriculture Agent, Kelsey Steller, NFREC Extension Assistant, and Dalton Tiner, NFREC Extension Assistant - Why soil test? Farmers need to soil-test annually to determine...
Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Bulls Continue to Run
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Today’s USDA reports were mostly neutral to either slightly bearish or slightly bullish depending on your viewpoint. Regardless, prices took off anyway. There are some factors in play that production and...
Friday Feature: Washington County Couple Receive Florida Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award
This week's featured video was produced by Florida Farm Bureau. Bruce and Ann Christmas, Washington County. were recognized with the Distinguished Service Award, along with Harold Stokes of Nassau County, at the Florida Farm Bureau annual convention in October. ...
The Role of Silage in Bridging the Fall Forage Gap
Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Beef Specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center - Marianna Every fall, the baling of the last cutting of hay brings an end to the perennial forage season. Fall is also the beginning of another important process;...
Enrollment Open for the 2021 UF/IFAS Know Your Heifer Program
Dr. Mario Binelli, UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences The Know Your Heifer Program is a service available to beef cattle producers provided by UF/IFAS Extension. In the 2020-21 breeding season, we enrolled over 2,000 heifers from more than 20 beef operations...
October 2021 Weather Summary and Winter Outlook
Rainfall October was yet another month in 2021 with above average rainfall across the Panhandle, but it was also much cooler than previous months. The map above to the left shows the estimated rainfall totals for all of Florida in October. Much of the Panhandle...
Friday Feature: Best HaySaver Hay Ring
There were all sorts of innovative machines and equipment on display at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA in October. This week's featured video shows a relatively simple but heavy duty product that is made to last a long time. The Best HaySaver is made of 14...
Reproductive Programs for Heifers Could Help You Tighten Up Your Calving Season
Angela Gonella-Diaza, Cattle Reproduction Specialist, Oscar Alejandro Ojeda-Rojas, PhD., Daniella Heredia, MSc., Sergio Lasso, Maria Camila Londono Mendez, Guido Exequiel Enriquez, UF/IFAS. North Florida Research and Education Center Developing heifers...