Source: Proceedings of the 2024 NFREC Beef & Forage Field Day, Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, and David Thomas, NFREC Beef Unit Manager Most ranches in the Southeast have the goal of producing or buying 4-6 round bales of ... READ MORE
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Profitable commodity crop or livestock production has become more challenging since the COVID19 Pandemic. Production costs have increased more significantly than market prices for most of the commodity options produced in the Panhandle. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Save the date for the 10th annual Beekeeping in the Panhandle Conference May 26th and 27th 2023. Will be held at the UF / IFAS Extension Office in Washington County, also known as the Agricultural Center, at 1424 US HWY 90 (Jackson Ave.) in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, Pests & Disease
- USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service (NASS) released the January 1 Cattle Inventory Report on January 31, 2023. NASS estimates the national cattle inventory twice per year, on January 1 and July 1. These reports can be a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
While we cannot host the 69th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course in person as we had planned, we are excited to partner with Boehringer Ingelheim to bring you a virtual seminar from CattleFax CEO Randy Blach, who will deliver a cattle market ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, LivestockREGISTER HERE: on Eventbrite The University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Beekeeping in the Panhandle Working Group has once again teamed up to offer Beekeeping in the Panhandle Conference as an online webinar Friday, April 17th ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in ... READ MORE
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Originally published on Panhandle Ag e-News Letter 1/31/20 In the past few weeks I’ve been to couple of bull sales and visited with numerous buyers. These interactions have reminded me that there is still a great deal of uncertainty among ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
I like to kill weeds. That said, just because weeds are present doesn’t always mean it makes financial sense to apply a herbicide – even a “cheap” one. Herbicide applications need to pay for themselves (chemical and application costs) ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Almost six months post Hurricane Michael, ranchers throughout the impacted areas are still feeling the effects of the storm. While many immediate issues caused by the storm have been addressed, the Thanks-to-Michael to-do list continues ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock