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Reducing Water Demand for Agriculture


June 12, 2015

Dan Dourte, Ron Bartel, Sheeja George, David Wright, Jim Marois, UF/IFAS NFREC Cotton and peanuts are grown on nearly 2 million irrigated acres in the Southeastern U.S. The consumptive water use for irrigation has significantly impacted groundwater ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices (BMPs), Conservation, Cotton, Field Crops, Irrigation, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Sod-based Rotation, Water Issue

UF/IFAS Evaluating Soil Mapping Technology for Variable Rate Applications


May 29, 2015

The next generation of agriculture Best Management Practices (BMPs) will likely include new soil mapping technologies. Resulting maps are increasingly being used to guide variable applications of irrigation, fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices (BMPs), Conservation, Fertilization, Field Crops, Forage & Pasture, General Agriculture, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Soil Mapping

Keep Water and Nutrients in the Root Zone


April 25, 2014

Summer is rapidly approaching and irrigation demands by vegetable crops will be greatly increasing. Many areas of the Panhandle are blessed with well-drained soils, which are great during wet periods, but can be challenging to manage the water ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices (BMPs), Conservation, Cucurbit, General Agriculture, Horticulture, Irrigation, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Vegetables, Water Issue, Watermelon

Grazing Management Can Improve Pasture Fertility


April 11, 2014

Jose Dubeux – UF/IFAS NFREC Forage Management Specialist Introduction-How much of the nutrients cattle consume are recycled back to the pasture? Livestock consume nutrients contained in forages and feeds and return most of them to the pasture ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Animal Waste Distribution, Best Management Practices (BMPs), Conservation, Fertility, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Grazing Managment, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Rotational Grazing