by Ethan Carter | Mar 8, 2024
The 2024 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was Thursday, March 7. The event had an incredible turnout of 175 people, just shy of last year’s record-breaking attendance. Extension Specialists from Florida and Georgia spoke to peanut and cotton farmers regarding...
by Abbey Payne | Feb 23, 2024
The 2024 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Annual Conference was held on Wednesday, January 31. There were 6 educational presentations and a tradeshow with 14 booths with representatives who provide knowledge, products, and services to our growers in the...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 16, 2024
Cotton cultivars with dual resistance to southern root-knot nematode and reniform nematode are relatively new tools for managing these two main nematode pests in cotton. While cultivars with resistance to root-knot nematode have been available for a few years, and...
by Molly Jameson | Feb 9, 2024
A disconcerting revelation has emerged concerning the Yellow-Legged Hornet, the so-called “murder hornet’s cousin” in Savannah, Georgia, officially identified as Vespa velutina by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in August 2023,...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 9, 2024
The Jackson County Extension Office (2741 Penn Ave., Marianna, FL) will host the annual Panhandle Row Crop Short Course on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Registration and trade show begin at 7:15 AM (Central) with the meeting starting promptly at 7:45 AM. The program...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 9, 2024
On January 30th, the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), near Jay hosted the annual Santa Rosa Row Crop Production Meeting. This meeting brought together farmers and Extension specialists from the University of Florida, University of Georgia,...