by Michael Mulvaney | Jun 21, 2019
Arun Jani and Mike Mulvaney, West Florida Research and Education Center Climatic conditions in North Florida can pose serious challenges to growers aiming to maximize returns on investments made in nitrogen (N) fertilizer. Most plant available N in local soils is in...
by Ethan Carter | Jun 3, 2019
On Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Seminole County (GA) will host their annual Farm Tour. Farm tours are a great way to see what farmers are doing and get a better insight to the agricultural industry. This year, the tour is scheduled to take place from 8:00 am –...
by Ethan Carter | Jun 3, 2019
Tri-State Agronomic Scouting School Jackson County Extension Office 2741 Penn Ave, Marianna, Florida 32448 June 13, 7:30-2pm (CST) How good are your crop pest identification skills? Do you sometimes struggle trying to control pests in your crops? If you are interested...
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 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 Doug Mayo | Mar 22, 2019
Field corn planting is well underway across the Panhandle. Over last few years, the weather has not been ideal for optimal corn production in the Panhandle, as excessive rainfall events, weeds, and fungal diseases have depressed yields. This year may be different?...
