by Josh Freeman | Feb 11, 2022
Many people involved in agriculture in the Florida Panhandle knew Arnie Forrester. He grew cotton, peanuts, and cantaloupe on his farm in Jackson County, near Bascom. Arnie tragically lost his life in a vehicle accident on January 1, 2022. These are a few memories...
by Josh Freeman | Jan 28, 2022
Josh Freeman, Vegetable Specialist, UF/IFAS NFREC Quincy It’s time to make tomato plant orders for the first plantings of the 2022 spring growing season in North Florida and South Georgia (Figure 1). We have been very fortunate over the last several years and...
by Josh Freeman | Jul 30, 2021
We are nearly at the end of our planting window to grow pumpkins before Halloween, but certainly have plenty of time to produce winter squash before Thanksgiving. With that said you shouldn’t run out and plant pumpkins without reading this primer. Standard carving...
by Josh Freeman | Feb 19, 2021
Josh Freeman, Horticultural Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center – After the first year of industrial hemp (IH) research in 2019, we had a pretty good idea of how some varieties would perform in our area. The yields in North Florida...
by Josh Freeman | Sep 18, 2020
Josh Freeman, UF/IFAS Vegetable Extension Specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center – Quincy Have you ever sat back and wondered why some things we commonly use are designed the way they are? Let’s consider the bed design that we use for...