by Matt Lollar | Aug 12, 2022
Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa, and Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The diaprepes root weevil (aka the Apopka weevil) is expanding its spread in North Florida and is now in Bay County. The weevil has...
by external | Aug 12, 2022
Samantha Murray, UF/IFAS Communications Service In Florida, pesticide licensing exams help ensure the state’s approximately 70,000 pesticide applicators are properly certified to follow state regulations and best practices for mitigating the impact of chemicals...
by external | Aug 12, 2022
Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist An NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all food use tolerances for the organophosphate class of chemistry. In peanut this means phorate (Thimet) and acephate (Orthene). This is not a good situation....
by external | Aug 12, 2022
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Prices have recovered, it’s not yet as high a recovery as we hope for, but we’re currently up over 10 cents from the low. = Prices seem to be “wobbling” mostly between 90 and 96 waiting for more definitive...
by external | Aug 12, 2022
Source: Florida Cow Culture Preservation Committee The Great Florida Cattle Drive 2022 will be held December 4 – 10th, with 500 participants helping take 1,000 head of cattle through some of the last “Old Florida” style lands. To celebrate...
