Baleage Production from Cool-Season Forage Cover Crops
- Cashing in on Cover Crops The University of Georgia recently released a well written publication, UGA Baleage Production and Use that discusses key recommendations for success, as well as advantages and challenges of baleage as compared to dry hay production. After...
US Cattle Herd Decreases Slightly for Second Year in 2020
- USDA's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released the annual January 1 Cattle Inventory Report on January 29, 2021. From 2013 through 2018 the US cattle herd increased. For the second straight year, the total number of cattle in the US dropped again...
Friday Feature: Livestock on the Land
This week's featured video is actually the trailer for a documentary that was published by the Practical Farmers of Iowa. Livestock on the Land is a concept not that different that the Sod-Based Rotation efforts that researchers at the University of Florida have...
Farmer’s Market Growers Plan Ahead – Plant Resistant Tomatoes
- It is mid-February, so the spring growing season is just around the corner. Customers will be flocking to local farmers markets and looking for their favorite locally grown tomatoes. Although tomatoes are a favorite kitchen staple, they prove challenging to grow in...
Florida 2021 Dicamba Stewardship Training Now Available Online
- Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL - On December 20, 2020, the US EPA issued new labels for herbicide products containing low volatility formulations of dicamba. So, there are new labels for XtendiMax,...
Cotton Marketing News: Good and Eventful Week Still Leaves Questions and Uncertainty
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics - Cotton prices have been highly variable (wild) over the past week or more with triple digit moves up and down for 6 consecutive days Feb 4-11. Typically, this can be a sign of market surprises (good or bad)...
2021 Virtual Beef Cattle Conference Presentation Videos
- In addition to COVID19 safety precautions, one of the real advantages of a virtual meeting is that it is very easy to record the presentations to share after the live event is over. A resource web page has been developed to share video recordings of the three...
Friday Feature: Drilling vs Broadcasting Forage Seed
This week's featured video was published by Dr. Lisa Baxter, UGA Forage Extension Specialist, on the UGA Forages YouTube Channel. In the video, Dr. Baxter talks about the economic value of using a grain drill versus a cone-type broadcast seeder. Seed costs can be...
“Plug and Play” Peanut Varieties?
- Dr. Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna In this technological age, we've all grown accustomed to the ability to simply plug in a new device and see it work. Mostly gone are the old days, when we had to...
Farming System Alternatives – Focusing on the Natural
There are many farming systems utilized world-wide, with conventional agriculture being the most prevalent. However, alternative systems, like organic and all-natural farming, are becoming more popular than ever before. - Organic Farming With any farming system, there...