by Mark Mauldin | Mar 8, 2024
Watermelon planting season is just around the corner. Calling all watermelon producers, commercial growers to gardeners to prepare for the Big Melon Contest at the Panhandle Watermelon Festival. The festival and the contest have been summer-time staples in the...
by bobhoch | Jan 19, 2024
Bob Hochmuth, Sydney Williams, UF/IFAS North Florida Research & Education Center-Suwannee Valley, and Mike Loizzo, UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences These Research and Extension demonstrations were conducted during the spring of 2020 and...
by Mark Mauldin | May 19, 2023
Calling all watermelon producers, either commercial growers or hard-core gardeners. It’s almost time to enter your finest melons in the Big Melon Contest at the Panhandle Watermelon Festival. The festival and the contest have been summer-time staples in the...
by Ashley Stonecipher | Dec 17, 2021
Are you a farmer looking to try something new? Or maybe you just acquired some land and want to put it to good use to earn a profit. There are so many options that can work in the Panhandle; your specific situation will determine which options are realistic for...
by Nicholas Dufault | Oct 8, 2021
Nicholas Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist, Mathew Cullen, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Dept., & Kevin Athearn, Regional Specialized Agent. As we move into the cooler months of fall, many of us are thinking about hunting, catching up on much need repairs,...