Tag: SV Ag Update

Drought, Input Costs, & Heifers on Feed

by hbaker
April 22, 2026

The first four months of 2026 have not fallen short of keeping things interesting, for lack of a better term, in the cattle industry. Despite rising cattle prices, hesitancy to rebuild is growing as severe drought conditions persist, input costs ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Panhandle Agriculture, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

BMP Cost-share opportunities for farmers in the Suwannee Valley:

by Kelsey Crain
April 20, 2026

Why Cost Share? Cost share programs in the Suwannee Valley exist to support more sustainable farming practices that conserve water and reduce nutrient runoff or leaching into the region’s aquifer. These programs help farmers adopt advanced ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, , Water
Tags: Agriculture, Best Management Practices, Cost Share, Kelsey Crain, NFREC-SV, Nutrient Management Program, Suwannee Valley, SV Ag Update

75th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course – April 29 – April 30

by Doug Mayo
April 16, 2026

Cattle ranchers and cattle industry professionals are invited to join us at the 2026 Florida Beef Cattle Short Course, in Gainesville, Florida. The Short Course celebrates a milestone with its 75th birthday. The partnership that was formed ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock
Tags: Beef Cattle Short Course, Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Fusarium Wilt Showing Up Again in Watermelons: What We’re Seeing and What It Means

by Doug Mayo
April 16, 2026

Written by: Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Crop Pathology Specialist Despite the dry weather, Fusarium Wilt is showing up again in watermelon fields across North Florida, and importantly, we are also observing it in our UF/IFAS variety trials. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Fusarium Wilt, Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update, Watermelon

Apply Now for the 2026 Florida Producer Educational Tour!

by hbaker
April 15, 2026

CALLING ALL FLORIDA CATTLE PRODUCERS! Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Florida Producer Educational Tour to Amarillo, Texas! This tour is hosted by UF/IFAS Extension with the support of the Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Educational Trip, Hannah Baker, Panhandle Agriculture, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

Join the National Volunteer Rainfall Reporting Network

by Doug Mayo
April 2, 2026

I have been a Volunteer Precipitation Reporter for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRahs) since November 2018, with the station ID of FL-JK-6 (Florida - Jackson County - station #6 highlighted in the red box in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Water
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

All About Beef: Prices & Production

by hbaker
March 31, 2026

Prices Beef prices were and still are a main topic of discussion among consumers, producers, and analysts – and rightly so. Retail prices for choice beef products hit just over $10/lb in December and have stayed in that price range so far ... READ MORE

Rising Fertilizer Prices Spur Debate about Corn Acreage and Outlook

by Kevin Athearn
March 14, 2026

Nitrogen fertilizer prices have risen sharply. The increase in cost of a key input for corn production has implications for planted acreage, yields, corn price outlook, and profit margins. Fertilizer Prices As shown in Figure 1, the retail ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Agribusiness, Corn, Kevin Athearn, SV Ag Update

Jackson Family Farms: Built on family, grown through farming.

by Kelsey Crain
March 12, 2026

Four Generations In the heart of Suwannee County sits four generations of farmers, guided by tradition and dedicated to protecting the land that sustains us. Back in the 1940’s, Raymond Jackson and his son Billy Jackson started growing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: 4Rs, Corn, FDACS, Kelsey Crain, NFREC-SV, Nitrogen Management, Nutrient Management Program, SRWMD, SV Ag Update

Florida Growers: Share Your Experience with Deer Damage

by williamsnigel
March 10, 2026

White-tailed deer damage in agricultural fields can be substantial and is an increasing concern for growers across Florida. Deer may not be a major issue in every region, but understanding where damage occurs and what types of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Agriculture, Best Management Practices, BMP, BMPs, Cotton, Deer, Deer-crop Damage, Florida, Harvest, NFREC-SV, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, On-farm Demonstrations, Peanuts, Small Farms, Suwannee Valley, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, SV Ag Update, UF/IFAS Extension

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