by Daniel J. Leonard | Feb 20, 2026
Daniel Leonard, UF/IFAS Extension Calhoun County & Dr. Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder Early last peanut season, much noise was made regarding stand issues in area peanut fields. When stand issues occur, it’s easy to point fingers at the variety...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Jan 16, 2026
Get your pesticide applicator CEUs at the 2026 Central Panhandle Series! This series will be held in Blountstown, Florida, on February 10th and February 12th, 2026, and will offer morning and afternoon sessions. Each session will focus on a different license category...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Aug 8, 2025
After weeks of extreme July heat and dry conditions across much of the Panhandle, August has been a washout so far. The widespread rainy weather of the last few days has provided a brief reprieve from the heat and has been a welcome sight for those of us that have...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Jul 11, 2025
If you’ve spent much time at all paying attention to what’s growing in Panhandle crop fields, you may have noticed a decrease in planted cotton acres. In normal years, the crop acreage in our area is split roughly evenly between cotton and peanuts, with soybean and...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Jan 31, 2025
Over the last 10 years or so, the Florida Panhandle has gotten used to relatively warm winters, at least historically speaking. While we have experienced sharp cold snaps that were devastating to unprepared plants and livestock (the most recent being the late...
