Corn planters are starting to hit the fields of North Florida and we are seeing emergence on the first planted corn. Conditions have been near optimum for corn seed germination and plant emergence. I am always amazed at the process of a seed to develop into a plant and harvestable crop. The most amazing part is that it begins …
We are looking forward to a great panel of speakers for our Row Crop Economic Sustainability Workshop on March 17th at 4:00 PM. Agricultural Economists from University of Florida and University of Georgia will discuss important topics such as Crop Enterprise Budgets and Grain Marketing. Because we are looking at negative returns in some cases, we will also …
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We have been working with Sunn Hemp as a summer cover crop on a production scale for about 5 years now. This is a fast growing, nitrogen fixing legume that thrives in a warm climate. One local farmer plants a couple irrigated fields each year after the corn crop is harvested. These are fields that have two …
In this area of North Florida corn planters are usually rolling by the first week of March. I suspect there may be one or two going already. However, February weather has been a bit unnerving for most as they are ready to get the cropping season underway. I was a bit surprised when I looked at …
I have been part of several meetings where we asked agriculturalists to identify potential uses of UAS, or Unmanned Aerial Systems for agricultural applications. Most of the suggestions are consistent; scouting, biomass measurement, precision pesticide mapping, checking remote fields, etc. The experts tell me we are just scratching the surface of possible uses in agriculture. …
Students throughout North Florida and across the country are joining together to celebrate National FFA Week. Although FFA stands for Future Farmers of America, the group welcomes youth who aspire to be teachers, scientists, doctors, business owners and more. Each year FFA chapters around the country celebrate FFA week. This tradition began in 1947 when …
It’s been a long winter here that I have been away from FLACROPS.com. Like many in the industry, I have been a bit overwhelmed to reflect on how the income from row cropping is going to keep up with the expenses. I spent a lot of time reflecting on what was important to say and …
Peanuts are a unique crop in their reporting, compared to others. Every ton of peanuts that passes through the Federal State Inspection Service is recorded and the results are updated on a daily basis. This is quite different than corn and soybean crops which may be fed directly to livestock, may have been harvested early, left …
The students of Columbia High School are looking forward to their first ever Fall Festival and Corn Maze. Students in many campus organizations have worked together with the community to plan a fun and frightening event. The members of the Student Government Association (SGA) gave several of us a sneak peek of what is in …
After a slow and soggy start to peanut harvest, the dust is flying across North Florida. Here is a short video from the Starling Farm in Suwannee County. The peanuts were dug in good soil moisture and much of that soil dries around the plant roots. The job of the combine head is to knock some …