Friday Feature: 2021 Beef & Forage Field Day in the News
This week's featured video was a Channel 13 Panama City news story that shared highlights from the UF/IFAS Beef & Forage Field Day, that was held September 30, 2021, at the North Florida Research and Education Centers' Beef Unit. The headline for the news story...
2021 Cool-Season Forage Recommendations for Livestock and Wildlife
Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder, Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Specialist, and Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Forage Soil Scientist The mild weather this week may have you excited and ready to plant some cool-season forages for wildlife or domesticated...
Avoiding Pesticide Resistance
Evan Anderson, UF/IFAS Extension Walton County, Horticulture Agent Pests come in many forms, from tiny sucking mites to weeds that tower ten feet tall. Chances are, whatever the pest is, there’s a pesticide to fight it. Pesticides may tend to be the first solutions we...
9/24/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Dr. Barry Tillman, Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, and Camila Ichazo The persistently wet conditions throughout the growing season have really...
Friday Feature: Peterson Brothers’ Crop Dusters
This week's featured video is another of the Peterson Brothers' parody videos. The Peterson Bothers are three Kansas farmers that are telling the world about modern ag with some humor mixed in. In this video, they took the song from the movie Ghost Busters and...
On-Farm Evaluation Trial of Fertilizer Timing and Rate on Cool-Season Forage Varieties
Cool-season forages are widely used in the Florida Panhandle as a supplement for cattle during the fall and winter months. These forages are typically planted from October to December, depending on location and weather, and provide grazable forage from January...
9/10/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Dr. Barry Tillman, Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, De Broughton, Regional Crops Agent, and Camila Ichazo - The peanut crop continues to advance. In the...
Genetic Testing of Beef Cattle for Parentage, Inherited Traits, and Enhanced EPDs
Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director, Felipe Alves, PhD Student, UF Department of Animal Science, Angela Gonella, UF/IFAS Cattle Reproduction Specialist, and Mark Mauldin, Washington County Extension Ag Agent Breeding animal selection has been a passion of...
Cool-Season Forages Kickoff Discussion Video
If you get up early enough and are an optimist, there is a hint of fall in the air, which means if cool-season forages are not on your mind, it's time to make a plan. Recently Kalyn Waters, UF/IFAS Holmes County Director and Dr. Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Extension...
Friday Feature: Farmer Grows Crop Art Tribute to 9/11 20th Anniversary
I have found that farmers, in general, are very patriotic people. This week's featured video showcases the time and expense that one crop farmer made to ensure people all over the US know that farmers have not forgotten 9/11/2001. This weeks featured video was...