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Dr. Jose Dubeux, UF/IFAS Forage Management Specialist, discussed Nitrogen Cycle in Grass-Legume Mixtures, at the Forage Legume Conference, held in Marianna, Florida on April 12, 2023. In his presentation he shared why legumes are key to sustainable livestock grazing systems, because they add nitrogen for protein in the animals diet as well as for the grasses in mixed forage grazing system.

Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo, UF/IFAS Beef Nutrition Specialist, shared a presentation on using forage legumes in growing beef cattle diets, at the Forage Legume Conference, held in Marianna, Florida on April 12, 2023. Has has focused on utilizing crop land to produce silage stored in plastic bags. One issue is the protein content of the diet, so in this presentation he shared the results of a trial g...

Dr. Leanne Dillard, Alabama Extension Forage Specialist, shared a presentation discussing the use of forage legumes for cover crops, at the Forage Legume Conference, held in Marianna, Florida on April 12, 2023. Legumes provide ground cover, reduce soil erosion, increase forage nutritive value, provides increased animal performance, provides better growth distribution, lengthens the grazing seas...

Dr. Joao Vendramini, UF/IFAS Forage Specialist, shared the results of research trials conducted with Sunn Hemp at the Forage legume Conference, held in Marianna, Florida on April 12, 2023. He discussed the use of sunn hemp for use as a cover crop and for forage. He shared the cultivars they had compared, the nitrogen fixation and release, effects on soil nematodes, planting pearl millet/sunn he...

Dr. Lynn Sollenberger, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, made a presentation to lead off the UF/IFAS Forage Legume Conference, held in Marianna, Florida on April 12, 2023. His presentation focused on the level of adoption of forage legumes in Florida: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward. Dr. Sollenberger focused primarily on aeschynomene, clovers, and rhizoma perennial peanut.

Aaron and Alice Granberry and their grandson, Aaron Grandberry III manage a cattle ranch near Marianna, Florida. They have implemented a number of Best Management Practices or BMPs to protect groundwater quality on their pastures that include a no-till planting, soil testing, gps guidance for fertilizer and pesticide application, a portable corral and hay feeding wagons to prevent nutrient conc...

Craig Bishop, Jackson County, is a row crop farmer who grows, peanuts, corn, cotton, and soybeans. Steve "Beaver" Yoder, Calhoun County, is a cattle rancher who grows stocker cattle on forages. The two have created a partnership to boost the productivity of both operations. Beaver contacts with Craig to grow cool-season forages that also serve as a cover crop following crop production. The fora...

Phillip Melvin, Calhoun County, and Schedrick McGriff share Best Management Practices or BMPs that have improved their farming operations while also protecting water quality in the Chipola River Basin. Specific BMPs highlighted in this video include the use of winter cover crops, conservation tillage, GPS guidance, and grid soil sampling and variable rate fertilizer applications for the row cro...

Dr, Nicolas DiLorenzo and his research team are evaluating ways to utilize annual forage crops harvested as green-chopped silage and stored in large silage bags. One idea is to utilize electric fencing to allow cattle to gradually consume the silage without transportation or feed troughs

The University of Florida Peanut Field Day was held on August 11, 2022, at the North Florida Research and Education Center, near Marianna. Through this video each presenter from the field day stations shares a brief overview of the information that was provided to field day participants.

A virtual field trip to Brock Family Farms in Monticello, Florida to learn about an on-farm, multi-state grant focused on enhancing the sustainability of cropping systems through cover crops.

The University of Florida hosted their annual Peanut Field Day in Marianna, Florida on Thursday, August 19, 2021. There were 6 stops on the tour as well as a lunch presentation on determining optimum harvest date based on adjusted growing degree days. This video shares some highlights from each presentation on the tour.

In the 6th and final session of the Forage Legume series, Dr. Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Extension Forage Specialist, discusses use of legumes for wildlife food plots and bee pastures. Deer and honeybees also utilize these high quality forage plants.

In the fifth session of the Forage Legume series, Dr. Jennifer Tucker, UGA Beef & Forage Specialist, shared results of several years of research with inter-seeding alfalfa into Bermudagrass hayfields and pastures. The alfalfa boosts the quality and availability of forage, while the Bermudagrass supplies the yield and fiber of the mixture.

Nutritional Benefits of Forage Legumes in Livestock Systems

Brunswick Grass Control in Bahiagrass Pastures

Adding Nitrogen to Grazing Systems with Forage Legumes

Breeding New Forage Legumes for the Southeastern US

UF IFAS Nitrate Leaching Research Summary

Forage Legumes of the Southeast Myths and Facts

2021 Velum Nematicide Update

2020 Peanut Yields & Interactive Peanut Rx Tool

2021 Corn & Soybean Variety Update from Company Reps

2021 Cotton Variety Update from Company Reps

Precision Ag and Pesticide Use with Dr. Simerjeet Virk

Soil Sensor Utilization with Dr. Charles Barrett

Potassium Issues in Cotton with Dr. Audrey Gamble

Irrigation Scheduling with Dr. Wes Porter

Common Foliar Diseases of Cotton with Dr. Ian Small