What is Soil Health and How is it Measured?
Soil health broadly refers to the quality of a soil in terms of chemical, physical, and biological characteristics. It includes conventional soil fertility considerations and adds to it a more holistic view of the soil by considering more dimensions of a soil...
2022 Florida Bull Test Sale – Performance Data Analysis
Sorting through all of the data to select bulls of interest to from in a bull sale catalog can be a daunting task with so much information provided. The VRDEC (Visual Representation of Data for Evaluation and Comparison) Bull Selection Tool tables below show the sale...
2021 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter 2022 Outlook
Rainfall December was another typical La Niña winter month that was warmer and dryer than normal for much of the Panhandle. The map to the left above shows rainfall estimates ranged from 0.5" (red) to 6" (dark green),with most of the region ranging from 2-4". The...
Friday Feature: 6666 Ranch
If you have been watching the fourth season of the TV Show Yellowstone, you were introduced to the famous 142k acre 6666 Ranch, in West Texas. The reason this ranch was featured was because it was purchased last year by Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of Yellowstone. ...
Emerging Vegetable Alternatives for the Panhandle
Are you a farmer looking to try something new? Or maybe you just acquired some land and want to put it to good use to earn a profit. There are so many options that can work in the Panhandle; your specific situation will determine which options are realistic for...
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...