Friday Feature: New Cotton Varieties with Root-Knot & Reniform Nematode Resistance
This week's featured video was produced by PhytoGen Cottonseed to promote the new varieties they have developed with both root-knot and reniform nematode resistance. In addition, these varieties are also resistant to bacterial blight. Nematodes are a major pest for...
Recognizing Plant-Parasitic Nematode Symptoms in Row Crop Fields
As the calendar turns to another school year, now is also a good time to scout for plant-parasitic nematodes in row crops. Typically, the peak time for scouting is near harvest, while plants are still growing, as nematode populations are often greatest at this time....
Peanut Foliar Diseases Exploding Across Florida
Ethan Carter, Daniel Leonard, Mark Warren, Beth Cannon, Jay Capasso, Barry Tillman, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Team Over the last 7 to 10 days, reports of peanut leaf spot and rust diseases have increased from Levy to Jackson counties. It is important for...
Update on Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper (Jassid) and Management
Isaac Esquivel, UF/IFAS Crop Entomologist, Scott Graham, Alabama Crop Extension Specialist, Phillip Roberts, Georgia Extension Crop Entomologist, and Jeremy Greene, Clemson Crop Entomologist A couple of weeks ago, I shared that the Two-spotted cotton leafhopper...
August 2025 Peanut Insect Update: Where Are the Caterpillars?
Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Extension Crop Entomologist At the risk of jinxing the whole dang thing, the question I have gotten most in recent days from peanut farmers, county agents, and consultants has been, “Where are the caterpillars?” The short answer is that I...
Nervous Cattle Markets Struggle with Market Fundamentals
Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Feeder cattle prices continue to push to unimaginable highs leaving producers and traders increasingly nervous. Last week, in Oklahoma auctions, 500-pound, M/L #1 steers brought...
August 2025 Corn and Peanut Market Update
Kevin Athearn, Regional Specialized Extension Agent for Agribusiness, NFREC Suwanee Valley This article describes recent price trends and market fundamentals for grain corn and peanuts. - Grain Corn The local grain corn price for August delivery is typically...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Give Us a Tease— But Outlook May Be Cautiously Improved
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist USDA’s August crop production and supply/demand estimates for the 2025 crop should really have not been a shocker—but they apparently were to some. U.S. acreage and estimated production were reduced sharply from the July...
Succession Planning Workshops – September 11
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida invites you to a valuable Farm Succession Planning Workshop led by Kevin Joiner, Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company. Whether you're just beginning to think about succession or already have a plan, this workshop will provide...
Preparing for Winter Grazing and the Upcoming Cool Season Forage Class – September 16
If you are raising livestock in North Florida, cool-season forages are an opportunity that you do not need to miss out on. Our winters here are mild enough that we are able to grow a wide variety of annual forage crops through the winter. Doing so allows for...