Florida Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule

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Regardless of whether you are a homeowner, land manager or farmer; when you spray an herbicide, you are a pesticide applicator and must follow certain rules.  One of them is the Florida Organo-Auxin Herbicide Rule 5E-2.033.  Organo-auxin herbicides are very volatile and can drift onto off-target plants if not managed properly.  Tomato plants are especially …

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Beef Cattle Pregnancy Detection Methods

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Would you like to learn more about pregnancy detection in beef cattle?  Would you like to know what methods are available to producers?  Would you like to learn how to collect blood for pregnancy detection?  This class will teach methods of detection, the advantages and disadvantages of each, and have a hands-on learning time for …

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Warm Season Wildlife Food Plot Program

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March 21, 2013 6-9pm UF/IFAS Okaloosa County Extension Office Topics: Summer Nutritional Needs of Wildlife, Food Plot site selection, soil fertility, and Food Plot Plant choices Cost is $10, includes a meal and materials Register online by March 20th at http://2013foodplotprogram.eventbrite.com/ Warm Season Wildlife Food Plots Program Flyer SPONSORED BY Guns & More LLC

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Cogongrass already flowering in Okaloosa County

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Cogongrass normally flowers in the spring but due to our mild winter it is flowering early.  Now is the time to treat it with an herbicide.  Contact us for recommended herbicide and rates for your individual situation!

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2013 Okaloosa Crop Production Meeting

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  6:00pm-6:10pm      Welcome and Dinner  6:10pm-7:00pm       “Combining herbicide programs with mechanical and cultural practices to prevent and mitigate the            appearance of herbicide resistant Palmer amaranth” Dr. Ramon Leon, Extension Weed Specialist, UF/IFAS WFREC  7:05pm-7:55pm       “Managing foliar and soilborne diseases in cotton and peanuts”   Dr. Nick Dufault, Extension Plant Pathologist, UF/IFAS  7:55pm-8:00pm       Evaluation and Wrap-up …

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Panhandle Horse Expo

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March 2, 2013 9am-3pm Jackson County Ag Center Highway 90 Marianna, Fl Exhibits, Demos and Lectures!!!! Our Featured Clinician is Casey Lillibridge 2013 Panhandle Horse Expo Agenda Admission is only $5 and includes lunch To purchase your tickets, go to:  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5384280528 For more information, 2013 Panhandle Horse Expo Flyer If you would like to be …

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FWC seeks input from Farmers

FWC Seeks Public Input on Deer Management in the Panhandle The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announces a series of public meetings on deer management in the Florida Panhandle to which all persons are invited. Times and Locations: January 29th, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Jackson County Agricultural Conference Center, …

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2013 Beekeeping Series

2013 Beekeeping in the Panhandle classes will be offered by interactive video at the Okaloosa County Extension Office,  3098 Airport Road, Crestview, Fl  32539. Cost is $25/individual or $40/family All classes are held on Mondays from 6-8pm. February 18 February 25 March 4 March 11 For more information, Okaloosa Beekeeping Flyer 2013

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Vegetable Producers Round-up

Want to learn more about growing and marketing your veggies? Join us for the Vegetable Producers Round-up January 15, 2013 Jay Community Center Jay, FL 8:30 to Noon For the program flyer, click Vegetable Producers Roundup 2013  

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Horse Health and Management Clinic

November 15, 2012 6 p.m. UF/IFAS Okaloosa County Extension Office 3098 Airport Road Crestview, FL RSVP by calling 850-689-5850 or emailing heady@ufl.edu Seminole Feed is sponsoring the clinic for horse owners. Horse Health and Management Clinic Flyer   Copies of the presentations: Winter Pasture Management Feeding through the Winter

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