by Mark Mauldin | May 17, 2019
Recently, I received a call about a strange phenomenon in a Washington County corn field. Some type of pest was cutting off corn stalks, so my first thought were cutworms. But, when I found out the cut off stalks were V8 stage corn, that was almost head high, I got...
by Doug Mayo | May 17, 2019
This week’s feature video was published by NCBA’s Cattlemen to Cattlemen to share a funny story provided by America’s favorite Veterinarian Comedian Baxter Black. Baxter explains the subtle differences that people in town can use to distinguish a...
by Ethan Carter | May 13, 2019
Authored by De Broughton, Regional Specialized Agronomic Crop Agent, and Ethan Carter, Regional Specialized Crop IPM Agent Throughout North Florida, producers have reported seeing corn of certain varieties with twisted whorls and other unusual symptoms. Soon after...
by Zane Grabau | Apr 26, 2019
Most agriculture professionals recognize that plant-parasitic nematodes can drag down peanut yield. In the Southeast, peanut nematodes are often assumed to be peanut root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne arenaria and Meloidogyne javanica) because they are widespread,...
by Ethan Carter | Apr 26, 2019
Authored by Ethan Carter (Regional Crop IPM Agent) and Pratap Devkota (UF/IFAS Weed Specialist) Every applicator can think of an example where their pesticide (herbicide, insecticide, fungicide) provided less than desirable control. What you may not realize is that...
