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North Florida REC

The North Florida Research & Education Center (NFREC) is one of the largest and the most diverse units of UF/IFAS, consisting of research and education campuses in Quincy and Marianna, Florida. The research and extension programs at NFREC are designed to help agricultural and natural resource clientele adapt and manage resources and agricultural operations effectively and profitably in a changing socioeconomic and environmentally aware setting.

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RECENT & REVISED PUBLICATIONS

Understanding Parent Verification and Its Uses in Beef Cattle

AN393/AN393by Felipe A. C. C. Silva, Mark Mauldin, and Angela M. Gonella-DiazaApril 19, 2024This publication aims to provide guidance on how to perform successful samples collection and shipping for parent verification. Written by Felipe A. C. C. Silva, Mark Mauldin, and Angela M. Gonella-Diaza, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, April 2024.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

Bacterial Leaf Spot of Cucurbits

PP376/PP376by Kiersten Fullem, Mathews L. Paret, and Jeffrey B. JonesApril 11, 2024This publication is intended to provide information on the disease bacterial leaf spot of cucurbits, its epidemiology, and management to cucurbit growers in the southeastern United States. Written by Kiersten Fullem, Mathews L. Paret, and Jeffrey B. Jones, and published by the UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, March 2024.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

Tips para la inseminación artificial en bovinos

AN391/AN380-Spanby Daniela Cortés-Beltrán y Angela GonellaMarch 21, 2024Esta publicación está dirigida a los productores de ganado bovino, trabajadores agrícolas y agentes de Extensión, con el propósito de proporcionar información sobre cómo realizar una IA exitosa en bovinos. Este documento, AN380-Span, es uno de una serie del Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. La publicación original es de marzo 2024.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

Acceptability of Rhizoma Peanut Forage by Horses and Its Benefits on Feeding Behavior

AN390/AN390by C. Vasco, J. Dubeux, E. Santos, C. Wickens, and L. WarrenNovember 9, 2023Rhizoma peanut hay has been demonstrated to benefit horses’ feeding behavior with reduced inactive time, which can result in lower risk for abnormal behaviors in stabled horses. This publication is intended to provide information to Extension agents, horse owners, and equine facility managers. Written by C. Vasco, J. Dubeux, E. Santos, C. Wickens, and L. Warren, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, October 2023.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

Perennial Peanut as a Potential Living Mulch and Nitrogen Source for Citrus and Other Orchard Crops in Florida

HS1474/HS1474by Muhammad A. Shahid, K. Leaks, A. R. Blount, and Cheryl MackowiakNovember 2, 2023The concept of using a perennial peanut as a living mulch and source of biological nitrogen in fruit and nut crop orchards is not a new idea. In Central and South America, perennial peanuts have long been incorporated as a living groundcover into palm, coffee, cacao, plantain, and citrus, as well as into other fruit and nut production orchards. This cover crop may pose as a viable, environmentally-friendly option for production in Florida, too.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises