Flies are nuisances, whether they be a common housefly or a horse fly. But have you heard of the spotted lanternfly? It’s a nuisance on a grander scale. It’s considered to be beautiful by some…but deadly by all. Spotted lanternflies won’t harm you. Your crops, however, are a different story. Don’t be deceived by the […]
2 Ways to Combat a Twospotted Spider Mite Infestation
If you read our previous post on twospotted spider mites you probably have a good understanding of just how deadly these minute menaces can be to your crops. We won’t leave you without a game plan. Here are two ways to help combat an infestation that threatens to destroy your fields. Using natural predators Twospotted […]
How to Know if You Have a Twospotted Spider Mite Infestation in Your Fields
Very often twospotted spider mites can collect at the edges of your fields, especially if the fields are bordered by weeds. Although the mites don’t have wings, the insects can travel with the wind and a mite problem that began at the periphery can eventually spread and create an infestation that spans your fields. Here’s […]
How to Identify Twospotted Spider Mites in Your Fields
Twospotted spider mites love to consume crops, and if left unchecked they can literally suck the life out of your plants by piercing leaf tissue with their needle-like mouths and extracting the contents of plant cells. Here’s how to identify these crop-hungry critters that can create infestations that hurt your bottom line. Identification The appearance […]
What Are Twospotted Spider Mites? What You Don’t Know Might Kill Your Crops
Are you familiar with twospotted spider mites? What you don’t know could harm or kill your crops. Twospotted spider mites live on the undersides of leaves, and are oval-shaped insects that are easy to miss—they’re only about 1/50th of an inch long. They sometimes have a brown or orange-red appearance, but are typically green or greenish-yellow […]
2 Tips for Managing Grass Grazing Shortages in Unusually Dry Conditions
Although the prospect of drought in a state like Florida may seem unlikely, in recent years—2014 to be exact—portions of northern Florida experienced abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions, according to the Florida Climate Center. In late March of this year the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast in its spring outlook that warmer-than-average […]
Toxic Weeds: How Cressleaf Groundsel (Yellowtop) Could Kill Your Cattle
Cressleaf groundsel, or yellowtop, is a butterweed that’s toxic to cattle. It’s native to Florida, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Indiana, and Texas, and is also found in states including South Dakota and Ohio. This weed grows in prairies and floodplains in clay and loam soils. Below we’ve summarized what you need to know about […]
2 Ways to Warm a Newborn Calf After Exposure to Extreme Cold
If you’re a beef or a dairy farmer and you breed your cows on a schedule that produces calves all year long, you know how dangerous freezing winter temperatures can be for newborn calves. Being prepared to facilitate their survival is of utmost importance. If you’ve got a newborn that is suffering from cold stress […]
2 More Ways to Prep Before Your Cows Are Ready to Deliver
According to the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System calves are typically born during the months of February, March, and April. With calving season in full swing here are two more things you can do, according to Beef Magazine, to make sure you’re prepared before your cows are ready to deliver their babies. Be Ready […]
2 Ways to Prepare Before Your Cows Are Ready to Deliver
Out of 70 percent of beef cows in the U.S. half of their calves were born during the months of February, March, and April, according to a beef cow-calf study conducted by the USDA’s National Animal Health Monitoring System in 2017 and 2018. So with calving season currently underway here are two things you can […]
