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ZOOMABLE STANDARD VIEW MARC VIEW F S R / E U P DAT E NORTH
FLORIDA PROJECT Following the Sondeo, it was decided that the
most pressing problem of the farmers was that of corn. This crop
is traditional on small farms in northern Florida even though on
small farms it has never yielded much on a per acre basis. It
provides flexibility: it can be grazed if the failure is nearly
.complete, it can be hogged off, it can be fed, it can be stored
and it can be sold. But small farmers are desperately looking
for an alter- native crop. It appears to the FSR&E team that
winter wheat may present a Florida 301 has characteristics which
make it appear to have potential for the conditions of these
farmers. It was decided to initiate several farm trials to
determine the adaptability of this cultivar to satisfy the needs
of the small farmers. As the trials were being readied, several
questions were posed by the farmers for which no reliable
information was availa