Early Season Thoughts for Cotton and Peanut Insect Pest Management 2024
As the cotton and peanut season begins across the Panhandle, I want to bring a few things to your attention regarding early insect pests this season. Our biggest questions regarding early-season cotton are: 1) What does the thrips situation look like? and 2)...
2024 Update on Cold Hardy Citrus
In North Florida and South Georgia, there has been a growth in citrus production due to the relatively mild winters, advances in freeze protection, and cold hardy citrus varieties. In addition to this, there is a relatively low incidence of the citrus greening...
1st Quarter 2024 Weather Summary & Planting Season Outlook
How did El Niño effect the Cool-Season of 2023-24? At the end of 2023, there was much discussion of a strong El Niño and the affect it might have on the climate this cool-season (November-March) in Florida. We certainly had more rain than last winter, but it was...
Weekly Watermelon Update #6 – April 22
Welcome to this week’s issue of our 2024 season UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates will be summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops, with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark...
2024 Freezer Beef Boot Camp Webinar – May 20
Cattle producers have been putting beef in their freezers for decades. But the increasing opportunity to market their home raised beef directly to consumers is a trend that has continued to grow since 2020. And while raising cattle is something we have been doing for...
2024 Corn Silage and Forage Field Day – May 30
Join us for the 2024 Corn Silage and Forage Field Day! Each year, the field day brings together over 200 people including dairy producers, beef producers, forage growers, allied forage industries and extension faculty to explore the new materials and technologies...
Panhandle Cattlemen’s College Pasture Class – May 31
In the cattle industry, we are not only cattle producers but we also have to master the management of pastures to be profitable. The Panhandle Cattlemen's College is an established cattle management program that takes place in the fall with an Artificial Insemination...
Friday Feature: Peanut Season Kicks Off at McArthur Farms
This week's featured video was published on the Field Rows YouTube Channel to share the highlights of the opening day of peanut planting season at McArthur Farms, near Malone, Florida (Jackson County). Jim McArthur has regular content on this channel to share the...
Improve Your Pasture Management this Spring
Below is a pared down version of an article I wrote for the January issue of the Florida Cattleman and Livestock Journal. I also addressed these topics in a presentation I gave along the same lines at the NW FL Beef Cattle Conference in February. Both the writing of...
Fusarium Wilt: A Recurring Concern for Watermelon Farmers
The 2024 watermelon growing season is underway. This year, an uptick in cases of Fusarium wilt in watermelons has caught many by surprise. While there is little that can be done now to manage the disease, it is still important to understand and monitor the prevalence...