Tag: Suwannee Valley Agriculture

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

Best Management Practices – 2024 NFREC-SV Grain Corn Variety Trial

by Kevin Athearn
February 19, 2025

Authors: Sydney Williams and Shivendra Kumar Florida’s Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) is a comprehensive framework for restoring water quality by reducing pollutant loading in water bodies. In the Suwannee Valley region, which is home ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agriculture, BMPs, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Shivendra Kumar, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, SV Ag Update, Sydney Williams

Best Management Practices – Effects of Using Controlled Release Nitrogen Fertilizer Compared to Conventionally Fertilized Hay in the Suwannee Valley

by Kevin Athearn
February 19, 2025

Authors: Sydney Williams, Mark Warren, and Shivendra Kumar For Florida hay producers, efficient nitrogen (N) management is crucial not only to maximize yields but also to protect the environment by minimizing nitrogen loss to leaching. Traditional ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agriculture, BMPs, Controlled Release, Mark Warren, Nitrogen Management, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Nutrient Management, On-farm Demonstrations, Shivendra Kumar, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, SV Ag Update, Sydney Williams

2025 Outlook for Suwannee Valley Peanuts and Grain Corn

by Kevin Athearn
February 19, 2025

Crop producers' planting, management, and marketing decisions are guided by their understanding of production costs and market outlook. This article describes 2025 enterprise budgets and crop prices for Suwannee Valley peanuts and grain corn. Enterprise ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Amanda Phillips, Corn, Kevin Athearn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Peanuts, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, SV Ag Update, Vivek Sharma

February 28th Deadline for Crop Insurance on Peanuts, Corn, and Cotton

by Kevin Athearn
February 19, 2025

Crop insurance is an important tool for managing risk in agricultural production. The deadline (sales closing date) for obtaining crop insurance for peanut, corn, or cotton is February 28th. Contact your insurance agent before that deadline ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Carson Jones, Kevin Athearn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Carrots in the Suwannee Valley

by De Broughton
November 26, 2019

Are carrots grown in Florida? Carrots in the Suwannee Valley region (the North Central portion of the state) have become more popular over the years. Around 4,000 acres were planted and harvested in the area this year and the crop has the potential ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Carrots, Cover Crops, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Suwannee Valley Agriculture

North Florida Peanut Diagnostic Survey

by De Broughton
March 11, 2019

After experiencing yield loss and financial setbacks during the 2017 growing season because of the “Peanut Collapse” phenomenon, a diagnostic survey project was established. Time was spent collecting samples during the 2018 peanut season ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Peanut Diagnostic Survey, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension

Peanut Season Wrap-Up for North Florida, 2018

by De Broughton
March 6, 2019

After a long and arduous peanut season in 2017, producers in the Suwannee Valley were gripping for the worst, as they anticipated the 2018 harvest season. To recap, 2017 yields were some of the lowest in many years, with an unknown ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Lee Peanut, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Suwannee River Peanut, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension

Tobacco in the Suwannee Valley

by De Broughton
March 6, 2019

Agricultural production within the Suwannee Valley is the number one economic driver in the North-central region of Florida. Since the 1920’s, the Suwannee Valley area of the state has been known for producing premium quality tobacco. Historically, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Chris Vann, Florida Tobacco Production, Lafayette County Extension, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Suwannee Valley Agriculture

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