Potential Winter Cover Crops and Best Management Practices
Introduction As the Florida Panhandle transitions into fall, farmers are finishing up summer crops and preparing for the winter months. This is an ideal time to plant cover crops, which serve as a critical tool for soil conservation, nutrient management, and improving...
October 2025 Florida Cattle Market Update
Remembering the Fundamentals Amidst Chaos The last few weeks of October brought no shortage of headlines for the cattle industry — from concerns over beef prices being “too high” and increasing imports from Argentina. The ongoing government shutdown disrupted market...
A Reminder That All Three Parts of the Producer Safety Net Matter
Joe Outlaw, and Bart Fischer, Texas A&M. “A Reminder That All Three Parts of the Producer Safety Net Matter.” Southern Ag Today - November 6, 2025. Over the past few months, we have been asked by producers on multiple occasions. "Since the Agriculture Risk...
2026 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference – January 29
Fruit and vegetable growers across the Florida Panhandle, as well as Southern Alabama and Georgia, are invited to attend the 2026 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Annual Conference. This conference will be held Thursday, January 29th, 2026, at the UF/IFAS Extension...
Friday Feature: The McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce Story
This week's featured video was produced by Business Insider. The video tells the unique story of the McIlhenny Company that has been making tabasco sauce on an island in Louisiana with the same recipe of red peppers, vinegar and salt since 1868. It takes 5 years of...
The Cotton Jassid: What We Learned in 2025 & What to Expect in 2026
It has been a long couple of months since the Cotton Jassid was first detected in Florida cotton during the first week of July. Within 4 weeks, it had spread to ~115 counties across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. By the end of the season, the Cotton...
Recent Drought Conditions Increase Pine Bark Beetle Risk
The Panhandle has been experiencing a prolonged drought the last few months, which can carry risks for increased bark beetle activity in pine forests. Bark beetles are common forest pests in the region, and the Southern Pine Beetle is particularly noted for...
UF NuCitrus – Added Protein Makes Citrus Trees Tolerant to Citrus Greening
Brad Buck, Senior Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications - A protein can help make some citrus more tolerant to the deadly citrus greening disease — and it’s safe. October 29, 2025 Greening disease has devastated the citrus crop in Florida, but...
Peanut Crop Insurance: What’s Available and What’s New
Kalli, Susmitha, Yangxuan Liu, University of Georgia, Hunter D. Biram, University of Arkansas, and Fayu Chong, Virginia Tech. “Peanut Crop Insurance: What’s Available and What’s New Under the OBBB Act.” Southern Ag Today - October 27, 2025. The One Big Beautiful Bill...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices and Strategies
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist The government shutdown has paused or scaled down some USDA functions, but not all. The October supply/demand (WASDE) report was not released, weekly exports data is not available, weekly crop progress and conditions data is...