Tag: Management

Weed & Feed: Is It Helpful or Hurtful?

by Stephanie Means
March 8, 2024

As I wait in line at the garden center to pay for my new spring plant purchase, I see big stacks of “weed & feed” and other lawn fertilizers conveniently located to grab and go on the way out the door. The images of lush green grass ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn
Tags: Best Management Practices, Conservation, Duval, Fertilizer, Fertilizing The Lawn, Florida Friendly Landscaping, Herbicide, Landscape, Lawn Care, Management, Weed Management, Weed N Feed, Weeds, When To Fertilizer

Stockpiling Forage to Extend the Grazing Season

by Jane Cant
December 9, 2019

What is Stockpiling? Stockpiling is a forage production method where the grass is allowed to grow without being grazed and become 'stockpiled' in a pasture as a standing hay crop. As the summer comes to an end, hay fields are cut or pastures ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Cattle, Grazing, Livestock, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Stockpile, Stockpiling

Tall Ironweed – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Tall Ironweed - Weed of the Week Tall Ironweed is a very unpalatable plant for livestock, and because of the lack of competition it can quickly spread throughout a pasture. Mowing can be an effective method of control, but if not done enough ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Herbicide, Ironweed, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Tall Ironweed, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Johnsongrass – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Johnsongrass - Weed of the Week Johnsongrass is a perennial grass with a creeping rhizome and grows in patches. It has an open panicle seedhead, and a prominent midrib in the leaf. Johnsongrass is usually found on the edges of fields, throughout ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Herbicide, Johnsongrass, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Hairy Indigo – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Hairy Indigo - Weed of the Week Hairy Indigo is a non-toxic legume common in pastures and row crops. As a legume, it can 'fix' or add nitrogen to the soil. Hairy Indigo is often confused with Creeping Indigo, which is toxic. However, Hairy ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Hairy Indigo, Herbicide, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Centipede Grass – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Centipede Grass - Weed of the Week Centipede grass is a low growing grass great for yards, but terrible for pastures. It prefers low nutrient soil and low pH, and can quickly out-compete bahia and bermuda under poor management. The prostrate ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Centipede Grass, Forage, Herbicide, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Horse Herald – August 2018

by Alicia Halbritter
August 1, 2018

Learn More Here: https://practicalhorsemanmag.com/health-archive/shoe-soundness-performance-30286 Click Here & Register to receive the Horse Herald right to your inbox! READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Hoof, Horse Herald, Horses, Management, NFLAG

Horse Herald – May 2018

by Alicia Halbritter
May 2, 2018

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Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Horse, Horse Herald, Livestock, Management, NFLAG

Don’t “Bale” on Hay this Winter

by Alicia Halbritter
December 18, 2017

Although pasture grass is the preferred method of feeding livestock sometimes the diet will need to be supplemented to meet their needs. Hay is often fed during the winter since bahiagrass and bermuda grass, the two most common pasture grasses ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Ahalbritter, Alternative Food Sources, Forage, Hay, Livestock, Management, NFLAG

An “Egg-cellent” Business: Selling Your Backyard Eggs

by Alicia Halbritter
December 11, 2017

Backyard poultry is growing in popularity every day as people want to connect back to their food sources and let's be honest, who doesn't love chickens? Some cities, like Jacksonville, have ordinances in place that allow those zoned in residential ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Backyard Chickens, Chickens, Management, NFLAG, Poultry, Small Farm

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