Unsightly and Painful Winter Barnyard Weeds
Burweed I don’t know about you, but I am fighting some bothersome winter weeds this season. In high traffic areas around my barn, I have developed a lawn burweed (Soliva sessilis) issue. Lawn burweed, also called spurweed, is a low growing winter annual that...
Implementation of The Clean Waterways Act and Agricultural Best Management Practices
Dr. Michael Dukes, UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency Director - Since Senate Bill 712 (SB 712) was signed into law July 2020 there have been many questions about requirements and implementation. We have worked closely with the Florida Department of Agriculture...
Panhandle Row Crop Update Video Presentations
- Throughout the month of February, the Panhandle Ag Extension Team hosted a four-part virtual series geared towards cotton, peanut, corn, and soybean production, as well as precision agriculture. Extension specialists from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama provided...
Friday Feature: Introducing Jerry Bohn, NCBA’s New President
This week's featured video was published by NCBA's Cattlemen to Cattleman news program. The video introduces NCBA members to the incoming president, Jerry Bohn. Bohn is part owner for Pratt Feeders, near Pratt Kansas. The video shares the story of Pratt Feeders that...
New Nematode Management Products For Row Crops in 2021
There are relatively few products to manage nematodes in row crops, so new products or product changes are something agricultural professionals should be aware of. In 2021, new releases or product changes have been made for certain nematode-resistant cultivars and...
Santa Rosa County 2020 Cotton Variety Test Results
A cold February has offered plenty of time to think about which crops to grow in the coming season. If cotton is one of the crops you are considering, the variety trial results from the 2020 season can help you make a more informed decision. In 2020, two different...
Cotton Marketing News: Demand Situation is Key to 2021 Prices, Income, and Risk Management
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics – Prices have continued to show upward strength, although down sharply today—putting a halt to 9 consecutively higher days. Cotton futures were down 300 to 400 points today with old crop May at 89.69 and new...
Hurricane Michael Emergency Forest Restoration Program Open Again
- It has been over two years since Hurricane Michael devastated the Central Panhandle. In that time tremendous strides have been made towards patching our part of the world back together. Some of the landscape is getting back to normal, but in some areas the...
Friday Feature: Reducing Methane from Cattle – UF/IFAS Beef Unit Research in the News
This week's featured video was a news story published by Fox13 Tampa Bay that featured a local researcher. Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Beef Cattle Specialist, at the North Florida Research and Education Center - Marianna, is conducting research on feed additives...
After Another Year of Industrial Hemp Research, the Risks Remain the Same
Josh Freeman, Horticultural Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center - After the first year of industrial hemp (IH) research in 2019, we had a pretty good idea of how some varieties would perform in our area. The yields in North Florida were...