Tag: small grain

Mandatory Dicamba Training March 16th

by Chris Vann

February 26, 2018

Florida Mandatory Dicamba Resistant Crop Training Video - Lafayette County Extension Office Friday, March 16th from 10:00 am - Noon In a recent ruling from EPA, "Auxin Specific Training" is now required before anyone uses a dicamba ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Corn, Crops, Dicamba, Extension, Farming, Forage, Interactive, Mandatory, Small Grain, Sorghum, Training, Video

Tritcale is Gaining Popularity with Dairy and Beef Cattle Producers

by paspalum

May 19, 2017

Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak, Nick DiLorenzo and Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS NFREC Marianna Triticale is a winter forage that is gaining in popularity in the Southeast. The name might sound unfamiliar (pronounced trit-i-kay-lee), but it has become ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Baleage, Beef Cattle, Dairy, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Small Grain

Rice Production in Florida – a Minor, yet Uniquely Valuable Crop

by Judy Biss

November 4, 2016

On a recent trip to Arkansas, I was captivated by the beauty of vast fields of flooded rice nearly ready for harvest. That image is just something you don’t see every day in the Florida Panhandle! Equally interesting is the fact that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Field Crops, Panhandle Agriculture, Rice, Small Grain

Temporary Pastures Can Hide Ugly Surprises

October 17, 2014

Using row crop land for cool season grazing is one of the great opportunities for North Florida livestock operations. Early crops come out in time to allow seedbed preparation for planting, and late harvested crops can be aerially over-seeded ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beef Cattle, Dairy, Equine, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Forages; Livestock, Goats, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Sheep, Small Grain, Temporary Pasture Hazards

Crown Rust Outbreak in North Florida Oats

December 13, 2013

Crown rust (Puccinia coranata) was found in over 3000 acres of oats in Levy, Suwannee and Madison counties in the last week. The most notable characteristic of the fungus is small pustules which contain orange-yellow spores. Rubbing the leaf ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Crown Rust, Disease, Field Crops, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Hay, Oats, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Pest Management, Small Grain

Management Changes make Small Grains worth Reconsidering

by Doug Mayo

February 2, 2012

Doug Mayo, Jackson County Extension Director Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder David Wright, UF/IFAS Agronomist In the past, farmers and ranchers in the Southeast recognized the value of small grains for cattle grazing in a diversified ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Livestock
Tags: Cattle, Crop Rotation, Planting Date, Small Grain

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