Alabama Extension’s Basic Forage Online Course
Alabama Extension has developed an online course called Forage Basics that will be available starting September 1st. This course is a collaboration among extension specialists and Auburn University College of Agriculture faculty, with financial support from a grant...
Cotton Marketing News: Strong Prices Continue with Few Hiccups
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Most of the time, but not always, prices tend to trend down as we move closer to harvest. It’s called seasonality, and for that reason, farmers like to price some portion of their crop prior to harvest. ...
Friday Double Feature: 2021 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day Highlights
The annual Peanut Field Day, hosted by the University of Florida, was held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna, Florida. This week's two featured videos share the highlights from this event with a video produced...
Anticipating and Adapting to New Challenges in the Beef Cattle Business
In 2021 and in the near future, managing cost of production will be essential for beef cattle operations to maintain cash flow and remain profitable. Cattle prices are improving slowly and are expected to continue to increase with the shrinking U.S. cattle inventory....
Spotlight: The Apalachee Beekeepers Association
Did you know that one-third of the food we eat in the US comes from crops pollinated by honeybees? Crops such as apples, almonds, broccoli, melons, and squash rely on honeybees for pollination, which adds more than $15 billion in added crop value. Additionally,...
Marketing Considerations to Maximize Cow-Calf Revenue
Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County and Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Economist After six articles rambling about revenues, it’s time to wrap up this discussion. We’ve been through a variety of topics all with the intent...
Highlights of the 2021 NCBA Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show
Last week I had the privilege to attend the 2021 National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Convention & Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee. Initially scheduled for January, this year’s convention was the premier showcase of all things related to the beef cattle...
Hemp Flowering Behavior Research Provides Further Guidance for Florida Growers
Tory Moore, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications New UF/IFAS research suggests Florida growers must carefully select hemp varieties and factor the length of a given day when scheduling when to plant. Understanding hemp flowering behavior, or how...
Friday Feature: Clarkson’s Farm Trailer
This week's featured video does not follow the typical pattern of videos I highlight each week, but I thought it was worth introducing you to a very interesting and humorous TV series available through Amazon Prime. Recently Jeremy Clarkson, British television star,...
Preparing your Farm for Tropical Storm Fred
The map above is most recent forecast track for Tropical Storm Fred from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Farmers and ranchers have limited time to prepare for what is coming on Sunday and Monday. At this point the forecast track (2 PM 8/13/21) is not...