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Panhandle Ag Update
Volume 7 – Number 25
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Endophytes are naturally occurring bacteria or fungi that live in symbiosis internally in many of our forage species. Basically, endophytes are good for plants to associate with. These organisms occur in most plant species and can boost the plant’s tolerance to stress, such as drought, and assist the plant to acquire nutrients, enhance growth, and resist insects and diseases that might harm the plant. They can aid the plant by reducing overgrazing. Recently, these endophytes have been suspected as a possible cause of animal health issues on Florida cattle ranches.
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| Farmers and ranchers have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) that maintain or improve water quality, quantity and soil conditions on their lands for many years. Implementing BMPs, however, can be expensive for producers, and some practices may not be financially viable for all. Multiple agencies in our region recognize this and offer financial assistance to defer the cost of implementing BMPs. This article summarizes the agencies that offer financial assistance for producers in this region to implement agricultural BMPs.
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| The winter of 2017-2018 winter was tough for beekeepers. According to data collected by 31% of managed colonies in the United States were lost last winter. This represents an increase of 9.5 percentage points over that of the previous year. From April 2017 – April 2018, beekeepers in the U.S. lost 40% of their managed honey bee colonies. Beekeepers face many challenges ranging from pests and diseases to environmental threats against which they must constantly manage to keep from losing their hives
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| June was a wet month for much of the Panhandle, but was not at all uniform across the region. There were isolated areas that received more than 10″ in June, but there were other areas that had less than 4″. Monticello recorded 9.4″ in June. The driest locations were DeFuniak and Quincy with only 3.6″ for the month. The six-station average for June was 6.0″. The low in June was 64° on June 5. Temperatures heated up to a high of 95° on June 24 and 25. The CPC is expecting above average rainfall and above average temperatures across the Southeast in July.
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| Last year at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, GA, several farmers shared with me that they saw an interesting innovation, an attachment to round balers that allows more control of where bales are place in the hay field after baling. This week’s featured video was produced by John Deere to showcase their Plus 2 Round Bale Accumulators. With this attachment on a baler, hay farmers can carry two round bales while building another, so you can decide where to drop the bales for more efficient transportation from the field once baling is complete.
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