If you found someone caught in a farm machine, would you know what to do? Could you stop the engine? Do you know how to get help? People living or working on a farm should be able to do most of the possible life-saving tasks listed here. ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to Florida food markets. Sales of food products to restaurants and schools have fallen drastically. Some farmers markets have closed. Sales through grocery stores spiked upward initially, but ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Agriculture is a constantly changing, complex industry, striving to meet the needs and concerns of its consumers and customers. Food and fiber are essential to everyday living and we would like to salute the men and women who provide it not ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Livestock,
The UF/IFAS Hamilton County Extension Office will be hosting a peanut production meeting for interested peanut producers from Hamilton and surrounding counties on February 26, 2018 at the Extension Office in Jasper, Florida. This year the meeting ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
The UF/IFAS Hamilton County Extension Office will be hosting a UF/IFAS Crop Management School for interested farmers, farm managers, consultants, and Extension agents. This school will focus on advanced level training and will be presented in ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
For the past 40 years (1977), the UF/IFAS Extension Hamilton County Ag Advisory Committee has selected an Outstanding Farm Family of the Year. This year's farm family is the Alex Murphy Family. Alex is a 25-year-old 4th generation row crop ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management
National Pasture Lease Information Pasture leasing is an annual expense that needs to be factored into annual budgets. The national average cash rent pasture rates in 2017 are $12.50/acre, which is a decrease of $0.50/acre in comparison of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension