The winter weather arrived a bit late in Putnam County, but it is certainly making up for lost time. A “freeze” occurs when temperatures drop below 32ºF, but a “hard freeze” is when temperatures dip down below 28ºF for at least a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
Sweet Corn Variety Trial While food prices are high and supply chains are struggling to get merchandise into the stores this holiday season, the economically challenged in and around the Tri-County Agriculture Area of Putnam, Flagler and St. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
A colorful array... Like Joseph's coat of many colors, what better vegetable to brighten up your Thanksgiving meal! Orange, white, yellow and purple-flesh sweetpotatoes are coming out of the ground in Live Oak, Hastings, and Fort Pierce at ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Health & Nutrition
When Tom Hoversen, co-owner of Comarco Products, graciously welcomed me into his facility, I was simply overwhelmed with the scale of production. I thought to myself “I must be dreaming.” This absolutely impressive operation with three functional ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Livestock
Producers have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) that maintain or improve water quality, quantity, and soil conditions on their farms for many years. For the purposes of the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, Water
By Wendy Mussoline, UF/IFAS Multi-County Agriculture Agent When we have that need to satisfy our “sweet tooth” we often choose chocolate or ice cream. If we’re on a healthy kick, then we might make a better choice and satisfy our cravings ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
The UF/IFAS Hastings Agriculture Extension Center (HAEC) accomplished a challenging feat and grew sweet corn during this wet fall weather. Two phases (0.84 acres each) of 8 different commercial varieties of sweet corn were planted on August ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Livestock
The summer heat is coming to a close and fall is certainly in the air. 'Tis the season for harvesting pumpkins – whether we use them for decorations at Halloween or cooking our Thanksgiving meal – it is definitely the time of year we get ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
After a hot and very wet summer, there was a brief snap of coolness in the air...enough to signal to our farmers that it’s time to plant cole crops. “Cole” is derived from the Latin word “caulis” that means stalk or stem. Brassica ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
“What are all those pretty yellow flowers growing in the farm fields”? That would be Sunn Hemp – a leguminous cover crop that adds organic matter and nutrients to the soil during the fallow times of the year. Annual cover crops are ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management