Fungi Biological Control of Citrus Pests
Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida REC, Department of Entomology, and Pasco Avery, UF/IFAS Indian River REC, Department of Entomology Cold hardy citrus is targeted by a various number of pests including scales, mites, and leafminers. In the absence of Asian citrus...
Cotton Seed Coat Fragments – A Serious Issue for Panhandle Farmers in 2020
Ed Barnes, Agricultural and Environmental Research Division, Cotton Incorporated - Seed coat fragments (SCFs) have been a long-term issue for cotton. Outbreaks of SCFs occur sporadically every 3 to 5 years in a region of the U.S. In 2020 the region included Alabama,...
Cotton Marketing News: Cotton Enjoying One Heck of a Ride – But Caution Ahead
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics - Old crop March futures pushed above 81 cents this week. New crop December topped 77 cents. Old crop was down a little to close out the week, but cotton enjoyed another good week due to several positive...
Friday Feature: Thank You to Health Care Workers Cowboy Style
Nebraska Rancher David Shuler has a holiday tradition of sharing cattle art with a feed wagon, his cattle herd, and a drone video camera. For 2020, he wanted to say thank you to the first responders and health care workers who have worked so hard this year during the...
Winter Care for Florida Horses – To Blanket or Not to Blanket?
- Saundra TenBroeck, UF/IFAS Equine Specialist Like many other horse related topics, the question: “Should I blanket my horse?” warrants the answer “It depends”. Though Florida does not have the sustained extreme cold temperatures seen in northern climates, we...
Pecan Orchard Establishment FAQs
Whether you are starting an orchard or planting a few pecan trees to diversify your small farm, there are a number of things you should consider first such as recommended cultivars (cultivated varieties), tree spacing, and nutrition. Although there are a lot of...
2020 Average Farm Land Rental Rates and Farm Worker Wages
- Some of the most challenging conversations, in almost any relationship, are the ones about money. This is certainly true as farmers and landowners negotiate lease agreements, or managers and workers negotiate wages for the year ahead. As with all statistics, just...
Florida Bull Test Sale – Performance Data Analysis
The VRDEC (Visual Representation of Data for Evaluation and Comparison) Bull Selection Tools below show the sale lots in the Florida Bull Test Sale (Saturday 1/16/21). Each breed of bull included in the sale is shown on a separate VRDEC Tool. The VRDEC tools provide a...
Friday Feature: Florida’s Cracker Horse
This week's featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to share the history of the Florida Cracker Horse. While much has been shared about the fact that cattle were first introduced to North America in Florida...
The Best of Florida from the 2020 Southeastern Hay Contest
Can we produce good hay in Florida? Apparently, we can, and very good hay!