Article originally published July 14, 2023. This article was republished on the UF/IFAS Blog platform site to ensure Florida farmers and ranchers are aware of this service. On July 1, 2023, Senate Bill 1164 / House Bill 1279 became ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock
Author: Don Shurley, Emeritus UGA Crop Economist Cotton prices (December 2026 futures), that were range bound between 66 and 70¢ for a long time, have finally broken that barrier and now stand at over 80¢. Prices have improved roughly ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
By Isaac Esquivel, UF|IFAS Crop Entomologist, and Scott Graham, Auburn Crop Entomologist If 2025 taught us anything, it’s this: Cotton Jassid is not a pest that should be underestimated. It appears to be a part of the production landscape ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
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
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
Rainfall The first quarter of 2026 was very dry across most of Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides rainfall estimate maps for Florida and also provides a comparison with historic average. The map ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, Water
Construction is underway for two new Agricultural Inspection Stations in Jackson County. One on Highway 231, at the Alabama border, and one on Highway 2, at the Georgia border. Agricultural Law Enforcement Officers have been hired and have ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) will host the 2026 NFREC Beef and Forage Field Day on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, near Marianna. The event will ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionI 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
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) have been a major tool for genetic selection of breeding cattle for many years. One of the issues, though, is that EPDs are only useful within a single specific breed. Because each breed manages and presents ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock