Tag: SV Ag Update

Peanut Market Update, April 2025

by Kevin Athearn
April 14, 2025

Prices for stored peanuts remain relatively strong, but projected increases in peanut acreage this year dampen the outlook for the 2025 harvest price. Recent Prices Figure 1 shows the average monthly peanut price received by Florida producers. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Kevin Athearn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Peanuts, SV Ag Update

On-Farm Application of Best Management Practices: 4Rs Principle of Nitrogen Management in Corn and Cover Cropping

by Sydney Williams
April 11, 2025

In North-Central Florida, a collaborative five-year project (2021-2025) between local farms and a University of Florida Extension team is investigating the impacts of Best Management Practices (BMPs) on corn production. Sponsored by the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: 4R, Best Management Practices, Corn, Fertigation, Fertilizer, NFREC-SV, North Florida REC, Nutrient Management Program, Shivendra Kumar, Suwannee Valley, SV Ag Update, Sydney Williams

Disease Management for Watermelons in North Florida

by Bob Hochmuth
April 11, 2025

Disease Management for Watermelons in North Florida Managing watermelon diseases is one of the most critical aspects of successfully growing watermelons in North Florida. There are both soil and air-borne pathogens and insect-vectored plant ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: SV Ag Update

Fungicide Application Timing Considerations For Leaf Blights In Corn

by Kevin Korus
April 3, 2025

Introduction There are multiple fungal leaf blights that affect corn production in Florida; Southern rust (puccinia polysora), common rust (Puccinia sorghi), Northern corn leaf blight (Exserohilum turcicum), Southern corn leaf blight (Helminthosporium ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: SV Ag Update

FloRun ‘725’, A New High Yielding, Disease Resistant Peanut Variety

by Barry Tillman
March 21, 2025

A new high yielding and disease resistant peanut variety was released in January 2024 by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Marianna, Florida. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Disease, Field Crops, Peanut, SV Ag Update

The Importance of Record-Keeping in a Good Year

by hbaker
March 19, 2025

2025 is expected to be another year of high prices of cattle producers. Prices for steers, heifers, replacements, and cull cows in Florida are 9%, 7%, 22%, and 16% higher year over year. As more heifers are retained and culling slows, the value ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Economics, Hannah Baker, SV Ag Update

Utilizing Blue Dye to Visualize Drip Irrigation Efficiency and Nutrient Leaching in Sandy Soils – “The Blue Dye Don’t Lie!”

by Sydney Williams
March 18, 2025

In the world of agriculture, water is a precious resource that needs to be used efficiently and sustainably. With increasing concerns about water quality, quantity, and the need for improved irrigation practices, farmers and agricultural extension ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices, Blue Dye, Drip Irrigation, Fertigation, NFREC-SV, North Florida REC, Nutrient Management Program, Suwannee Valley, SV Ag Update, Sydney Williams

Market Update for Suwannee Valley Grain Corn: March 2025

by Kevin Athearn
March 14, 2025

Authors: Kevin Athearn, Amanda Phillips, and Joel Love In the Suwannee Valley field corn is grown for grain, silage, and deer food plots. Grain corn is sold to local buyer elevators, primarily for use as animal feed. Suwannee Valley grain ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Amanda Phillips, Corn, Joel Love, Kevin Athearn, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Factors to Consider in Selecting Peanut Varieties for the Suwannee Valley

by Kevin Athearn
March 14, 2025

Authors: Sydney Williams, Taite Miller, Shivendra Kumar, Barry Tillman, Kevin Athearn, Jay Capasso, Mark Warren, Emily Beach, Keith Wynn, Kevin Korus, Raymond Balaguer, Dan Fenneman, Tyler Pittman, Derrick Conover. Peanuts in the Suwannee Valley The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Barry Tillman, Mark Warren, Peanuts, Shivendra Kumar, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, SV Ag Update, Sydney Williams, Taite Miller

Stakeholders, researchers, and regulators committed to advancing soil health through long-term adoption of cover cropping

by Eva Sailly
March 14, 2025

2025 Soil Health and Cover Crop Workshop Farmers, industry and agency stakeholders, administrators, students, and faculty gathered in Live Oak, FL at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research And Education Center, on February 13 to attend the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Biodiversity, Cover Crops, Horticultural Sciences, NFREC, NFREC-SV, Regenerativeagriculture, Soil Health, SV Ag Update

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